Carrot Kheer (Carrot Payasam)

As I've mentioned so many times, I just love carrots, be it carrot juice or carrot milkshake or this kheer I am very tempted. Earlier when I posted carrot milkshake, I posted it as carrot kheer not knowing that it was carrot milkshake ;) then updated the recipe and pic last month in the old post.

Ingredients:

• Carrot - 2
• Milk - 1.5 cups
• Sugar - 3 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Cashew - 3 broken
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1. Pressure cook carrots for 2 whistles and grind it to a smooth paste. Keep aside.



2. Heat ghee in a pan, add the cashews and fry them to golden brown and keep aside. In the same pan, saute boiled carrot paste until the raw smell completely leaves.



3. Then add milk, sugar and mix well. Cook for 5-7 mins until the kheer becomes thick. Keep stirring.



4. Now add cardamom powder, ghee roasted cashews and stir well. Switch off, serve hot or cold as per your choice!

The milk tends to absorb the carrots very well and since its simmed and cooked, the milk is thickened which gives a yummy taste.

I like it cold and hubby likes it hot. The color of the kheer purely depends on the carrots....last time when I made with the same measurement I got it a little more orangey which was very attractive.

I can never forget the incident when I tried this for the first time, I just tried only for 1 cup of glass. I gave hubby to taste it which he thought it was offered to him fully and enjoyed it completely only later he realised noone else even tasted the kheer so whenever I make this I pull his leg with this incident :)

Stay tuned for the christmas special : eggless vanilla chocolate chips cupcakes. Merry Christmas to all in advance!