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Carrot Kheer (Navratri Special)

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Red carrots work best but you can use the orange ones too. I used the orange ones as I could not find the red carrots at my local farmer’s market. Use of whole milk and sweetened condensed milk yields a rich kheer.

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups low fat milk, boil till it reaches 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 4 tbsps sugar (adjust)
  • 1/2 tsp cardamom pwd
  • pinch of saffron, mix with 2 tsps milk
  • 5-6 cashew nuts/almonds, toasted in ghee
  • 10-12 raisins, toasted in ghee
  • 2 tbsps ghee
  • You can substitute low fat milk with whole milk. Add 1-2 tbsps sweetened condensed milk towards the end of the cooking process for a richer taste.

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from sailusfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat a vessel, add ghee and toast the cashew nuts and raisins till golden brown. Remove from vessel, keep aside.

2 In the same vessel, add the grated carrot and saute for 5-6 mts. Add the boiled milk and simmer for 15-16 mts, stirring once in a while. Add sugar and simmer for another 10-12 mts, stirring once in a while.

3 Add the cardamom pwd, saffron and toasted cashews and almonds. Serve warm or refrigerate until chilled. It tastes good both warm and chilled.

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