Carrot Kheer

Kheer takes up a significant share in Indian sweets and desserts preparations due to its health benefits, easy preparation and irresistible taste. And in India, we can make a kheer out of so many different ingredients – from grains, lentils, millets, fruits and even vegetables. One such healthy kheer is the carrot kheer.

Carrot payasam or carrot kheer is an easy sweet dessert recipe you can make for any occasion or whenever you want to pamper yourself. Generally kheer recipes are made during festive occasions. They are easy to prepare and can be served as a hot or cold dessert.

The ingredients for this delicious carrot kheer can surely be found in your pantry and you do not need much of a pre-preparation for making this. So this definitely is a quick and easy one to put together.

Carrot Kheer

Course: DessertCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

20

minutes

Total time

30

minutes

Carrot payasam or carrot kheer is an easy sweet dessert recipe you can make for any occasion or whenever you want to pamper yourself.

Ingredients

• Ghee – 2 tbsp

• Cashews – 8-10 nos

• Raisins – 8-10 nos

• Carrot – 1 cup, grated

• Full Fat Milk – 2 cups

• Condensed Milk – ¼ cup

• Khova – 2 tbsp

• Sugar – 2-4 tbsp (adjust as per taste)

• Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp

Directions

• Heat ghee in a kadai and fry the cashews and raisins. Remove them from the ghee and in the same pan in the remaining ghee, add the grated carrots. Saute it for a couple of minutes till the carrot is fragrant. To this, add the milk and cook it together till the carrot is cooked through.
• Add condensed milk and khova and cook it for another couple of minutes till the kheer is creamy. Add sugar to this and mix well.
• Finally, add the cardamom powder, mix it and turn off the heat. Garnish with fried cashews and raisins and serve hot or cold.

Recipe Video