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Garjarela (sweet carrot dessert)

Vicky Bhogal from Good Food Live
Enjoy a traditional Indian dessert with Vicky Bhogal's simple, tempting recipe for spiced, candied carrot

Garjarela (sweet carrot dessert)

Method

1. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add in the grated carrots and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain into a colander.

2. Melt the butter in a pan with the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon on a very low heat.

3. Add the milk and stir well.

4. When you can smell the cardamom, add the sugar.

5. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and then add in the drained carrots.

6. Cook gently, stirring, until the liquid has cooked off, around 5 minutes.

7. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15 minutes.

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Serves: 4-6

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 35 min

Ingredients
10 large Carrots, peeled and grated
7 tbsp Butter
5 Cloves
6 green cardamoms, crushed
a small piece of cinnamon stick
75ml Milk
115g granulated sugar