Wash and peel four large carrots. Make sure to scrub the carrots clean. Then remove the peels with a vegetable peeler.  If you do not have large carrots, wash and peel about eight small or medium sized carrots. Altogether you will need enough for four cups of grated carrots. Use a cheese grater with bigger slots to coarsely grate the carrots. You may also use a food processor. However, do not let them turn into a paste in the food processor.  One large carrot equals roughly one cup of grated carrot. If you do not have large carrots, use a measuring cup and grate until you have four cups. You can buy these pods from a grocery store with a large selection like Whole Foods. The pods are usually wrapped in cellophane and near the spice or produce section. Open the pods with your fingers, and remove the seeds. Use a rolling pin, a mortar and pestle, or the blunt end of a cooking utensil to crush the cardamom seeds. On a cutting board, press down firmly on the seeds with your instrument until the seeds break. Crush two or three times more, until the largest chunks are broken up a bit. You do not need to continue crushing the seed. The seeds only need to be crushed enough to release their flavor. In fact, some recipes use whole seeds. If you bought the whole nuts, open the shells with your fingers. Then on a cutting board, chop the nuts until they are in 3-5 pieces. Chop the nuts until you have about ¼ cup. They will be used as a garnish for your halwa once it is prepared. Place them in a bowl, and put them to the side. Get out a larger, high-sided skillet or saucepan. Pour the oil or ghee in, and turn up the heat to medium-high. You will know the oil or ghee is hot enough when you sprinkle water on it and it makes a hissing noise.   Use a heavy-bottom pan if you have one. These higher quality skillets will distribute the heat more evenly. Your mixture will be less likely to burn if you use use a heavy-bottom skillet. Ghee is a form of clarified butter. It can be found at Whole Foods or in most Indian or international supermarkets. A neutral cooking oil is one that doesn't give a particular flavor to the dish. For instance, you can also use corn oil, peanut oil, or canola oil for this dish. Keep the heat at medium-high. Mix the cardamom in the oil with your cooking spoon. Let it cook for about half a minute or until you can smell its fragrance. Keep the heat at medium high. Stir the carrots in with the cardamom. Let the mixture cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Bring the milk mixture up to a boil. Once the mixture is at a boil, turn down the heat to medium. Cook the mixture for 5 minutes. Stir the whole time the mixture is boiling. After five minutes, turn the heat down to low, and let the halwa simmer for about an hour. Check the halwa and stir occasionally.  By the end of the hour, a good amount of the liquid in the mixture should have evaporated. 1 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup raisins and a pinch of saffron. Take your index finger and thumb and grab a little pinch of saffron. Add it to the mix. Cook the mixture for 20 more minutes. Cook until the mixture is thick and shiny. Eat the halwa with spoons. You may want to allow the halwa to cool for a couple of minutes. Halwa can be served warm or cool. To cool the halwa, scoop it into a bowl that will fit in your refrigerator. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and place in the refrigerator. Let it cool in the refrigerator for three to four hours before serving. Enjoy your Indian dessert with friends or family.
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One-sentence summary -- Prepare the carrots. Grate the carrots. Extract the cardamom seeds from the eight pods. Crush all the cardamom seeds. Coarsely chop the pistachios. Heat up the 2 tablespoons (29.6 ml) of oil. Put the crushed cardamom seeds in the heated oil. Add four cups of coarsely grated carrots into the pan. Pour 3 cups whole milk into the mixture. Add the following ingredients to the mixture: Scoop the halwa into bowls. Top it with a sprinkle of your chopped pistachios for a garnish.

Article: When learning any new language, it is important to stay motivated and never give up on your goal of fluency.  Stay committed to your language-learning goal by reminding yourself of how badly you want to achieve it. Think of all of the amazing experiences and opportunities that will be available to you once you've mastered the English language. You will be able to converse with English speakers from across the world and develop new and exciting relationships, you will be able to engage with English-speaking culture like never before and potentially further your career as a result of your new language skills. If you want to gain fluency quickly, you need to commit to practicing every day.  Learning a new language is based on repetition, so if you wait too long between study sessions, you will forget everything you learned previously and have to start all over again, wasting valuable time. However, you shouldn't study so much that you grow sick of English -- try to keep things interesting by completing a different task each day - one day of reading, one day of listening comprehension, one day of writing practice, one day studying grammar, etc. However, you should never pass up an opportunity to practice speaking English, as this is the number one most important thing you can do to gain fluency. One way to make the transition from being very good at English to being fluent is to train your brain to actually think in the English language.  Constantly translating from your native language into English and back again inside your head consumes time and energy. Every language has its own nuances and peculiarities, which makes it impossible to accurately translate from one language to another in certain instances. As a result, your spoken and written English will flow much more naturally and fluently if you can just train your brain to think in English. Think of it like a switch -- when it's time to communicate in English, you need to turn your English brain on and your mother language brain off! One of the greatest tests of a person's fluency in a second language is to put them in a room with a bunch of native speakers and see if they can follow and contribute to the conversation.  The best way to achieve this level of fluency is to make some English-speaking friends and hang out with them in a social setting, like in a cafe or bar. This way, you will be forced to speak in English if you want to interact with your peers, but it won't feel like work or study because you'll be having so much fun! The biggest obstacle that stands in the way of learning a new language is the fear of making mistakes.  This fear serves no purpose -- it is merely a hindrance that prevents you from reaching your goal of fluency. Don't be afraid of making a mistake and don't be shy! Of course you can't speak a new language perfectly at the start. Try to express yourself albeit with difficulty. Remember that everyone makes mistakes when they are learning a new language -- it's a rite of passage. You will almost certainly have your fair share of awkward or embarrassing moments when you accidentally say something rude or incorrect, but this is all part of the fun. Also remember that you are not aiming for perfection when learning to speak English, you are aiming for progress. Making mistakes is all part of the learning process, they will help you to become better, so embrace them!
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Stay motivated. Practice every day. Train yourself to think in English. Make friends with English speakers. Don't be afraid to make mistakes.