Carrot Balls Recipe | Diwali Special Sweets

Carrot Balls

 Ingredients:

Carrot – ¼ kg (peeled and grated)

Grated coconut – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Ghee – 2 tsp

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Cashews – ½ cup

Bread crumps – Of 5 slices

Method

-          Into a heavy bottomed vessel add carrot, coconut, sugar and milk

-          Switch on the flame and bring the mixture to boil

-          Stir constantly on medium flame

-          When the moisture reduce to half add 1 tsp ghee

-          Continue stirring

-          When 80% of moisture get evaporated again add 1 tsp ghee

-          When the mixture get thickened add cardamom powder, cashews and bread crumps

-          Combine well and switch off the flame

-          Allow the mixture to cool down

-          Then shape them into small balls and enjoy.

Note: For me it took around 20 minutes to get the thickened mixture