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carrot kheer

carrot kheer | carrot payasam

CuminPeppers
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
soaking time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 250 gram carrot (shredded) 2 cups of shredded carrot
  • ¼ cup cashews (soaked in hot water for 15 minutes)
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tbsp cashews for garnish
  • 1 tbsp raisins for garnish
  • 3 cups milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Instructions
 

For Cashew paste:

  • Take 1/4 cup of cashew in a bowl
  • soak it in hot water for 15 minutes
  • After 15 minutes, drain off the water
  • put it in a blender jar, blend it to a fine paste with little water, keep aside

For kheer / Payasam:

  • Firstly, heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan
  • Secondly, fry the cashews first till golden brown and then raisins to swell up
  • Thirdly, collect cashew and raisins from the pan, keep aside for garnish at the end
  • In the same pan with ghee, add 2 cups of (250gm) shredded carrot, saute it for 3 minutes
  • Now pour 3 cups of milk, bring into boil for 3 minutes, stirring at regular intervals
    scrap off the milk solids at the sides of the pan and mix
  • Add cashew paste and mix well,
  • bring into boil for 1 minute
  • Put ½ cup of sugar and stir well, keep the flame in low for 2 mins

  • Now add ½ tsp of cardamom powder and mix, turn off the flame
  • Finally, add fried cashews and raisins
  • serve in hot or cold condition
Keyword carrot kheer, carrot payasam