This festive season, relish the goodness of carrots and nuts at its best.

Try making the Carrot Barfi at home!

Carrots, we all know, are filled with nutrients.

Full of vitamin A, they're good for your eyes and tummy.

Here's a quick dessert recipe you can make at home with carrots.

Carrot Barfi

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup finely grated carrots
• 9 cups milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 60 gm almonds (blanched and sliced)
• 1/4 tsp saffron powder
• 1 tsp butter

Method

• In a deep bottom vessel, boil milk and add sugar.
• After sugar melts, bring to a boil 2 to 3 times.
• Add the grated carrots, and keep on stirring over a low flame till the mixture becomes thicker.
• Add saffron and stir.
• Grease a flat bottomed plate with butter.
• Pour the mixture onto it and smoothen the top.
• Sprinkle almonds and allow it to cool.
• Cut into pieces and serve.

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