Name: Carrot Kheer recipe by Suma Rowjee at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Grated carrots - 1 1/4 cup; Whole milk - 1 liter; Condensed milk - 1/4 cup; Sugar - heaping 1/2 cup; Almonds - 10; Cashew - 8-10; Ghee - 2 tsp; Saffron - a generous pinch; cardamom powder - about 1/4 tsp

ABOUT Carrot Kheer RECIPE

Carrot halwa is a familiar dessert and one I profoundly love, but carrot kheer? I had my first taste of this at a friend's place and it was so good! Incidentally, this friend of mine is not a desserts person at all but this pudding has the honor of being among the 2 sweets she loves... but then you have to try really hard not to love this dessert. Creamy, rich, aromatic with saffron and cardamom...and so easy to make! A must have recipe in your books!

Ingredients Serving: 4

Grated carrots - 1 1/4 cup
Whole milk - 1 liter
Condensed milk - 1/4 cup
Sugar - heaping 1/2 cup
Almonds - 10
Cashew - 8-10
Ghee - 2 tsp
Saffron - a generous pinch
cardamom powder - about 1/4 tsp

Instructions

Soak the almonds and cashews for about 2 hours or more.
Add milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Once it boils, turn the heat to low, allow the milk to simmer till it reduces to almost 3/4 liter. Remove from heat.
Soak the saffron in about a tablespoon of warm milk.
Meanwhile, heat ghee in another heavy bottomed pan. On low heat, toast the cashews till light golden in color, drain, keep aside.
In the same pan, over heat low, saute the grated carrots for 3-4 mins. Take about 1/4 cup of the hot milk and add it to the carrots.
Cover and cook on low heat, till the carrots are soft. Turn off the heat.
Pocess the cooked carrots along with any milk left in a blender along with the soaked almonds and cashew till very smooth.
Take about a cup of the reduced milk in a bowl, whisk in the condensed milk and the ground paste. Ensure there are no lumps.
Mix this into the remaining milk, add the sugar (if using). Stir in the soaked saffron. Simmer on low heat for about 5 mins.
Once cool, add the cardamom and the toasted chopped nuts.
Serve warm or at room temperature or chilled.

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