Carrot Kheer (Navratri Special)

By anonsouthernbell

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.

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.

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.