Carrot Bars

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180º C. Grease a square baking tin, and keep aside.
2. Heat a non-stick pan, add carrots and sugar and cook on medium heat till sugar dissolves. Transfer into a bowl.
3. Add orange juice, butter and eggs and mix well. Add refined flour, baking powder, nutmeg powder, clove powder, cinnamon powder, half the walnuts, raisins and salt and mix well. If the batter is too thick, add a little water and mix. 
4. Pour this mixture into the prepared baking tin and sprinkle remaining walnuts over it.
5. Keep the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes.
6. Take the tin out of the oven and set aside to cool. Demould, cut into bars, arrange them on a serving platter and serve.

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