Carrot Kheer or payasam is so easy to prepare and tastes so delicious hot or chilled.The only work is grating the carrots. You can make this kheer for small parties and get togethers. You can prepare this a day ahead and serve chilled. Both adults and kids will love this kheer. Today let us learn how to prepare/make carrot kheer following this very easy and delicious recipe.
Carrot Kheer-Carrot Payasam
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Serves:2-3
Recipe Category: Dessert-Kheer
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves:2-3
Recipe Category: Dessert-Kheer
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Carrots – 2 medium sizes or 1 cup grated
Milk -1/2 liter or 2 1/2 cup
Sugar – 3-4 tbsp
Ghee -1 tsp
Cashews – 6-7
Almonds/badam – 6-7
Cardamom powder – a generous pinch
Saffron – 5-6 strands
Preparation
Soak cashew nuts and almonds in warm water for 1/2 an hour. Remove the skin of almonds. Grind both almonds and cashew nuts together coarsely.
Grate carrots finely. (use the blade with small holes)
Soak saffron in a tbsp of milk for 5 minutes.
Method
Heat a tsp of ghee and fry the carrots until the raw smell goes.
Boil milk and keep stirring until it reduces a little in volume.
Then add carrots and the cashew nut-almond paste.
Cook for a few more minutes stirring in between.
Add sugar and let it dissolve. Remove from flame.
Add cardamom powder, saffron and serve it hot or cold.
Check out more Payasam Recipes.
Enjoy! See you again with more interesting recipes, until then it is adieu from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.
View Comments (24)
Lovely and a healthy Kheer!!!!!!
Your soup looks so warm and inviting and nurturing!
That is kheer not soup
I love carrot kheer... my Mom used to make this often when I was in India...
Such a delicious and colourful kheer, just love this anytime..
Yummy kheer
An all time hit!You have a gr 8 blog here!
looks yummy padhu.Nice colur too. I add few tblsp of condensed milk.
Carrot kheer looks delightful! BTW Thanks for visiting my site and leading me to yours. You have a lovely space here! Will visit often..
Hi Padhu,
Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm glad I could discover yours. You have a lovely space, my mom makes carrot kheer just like this :)
Yummy kheer!! Such a comfort food for this weather!! :)