Carrot Payasam or Carrot Kheer

Ingredients

• Chopped Carrot - 4cups
• Sugar - 3 to 4 tbsp
• Milk - 1 and 1/2 cup
• Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
• Cashew Nuts 9
• Raisins 10
• Ghee or Clarified Butter 1 tsp

Method

• Cook the chopped Carrot in 1/2 cup of water in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles or in Microwave oven for about 8 min.
• Leave the cooked Carrot to cool for about 15-20 min. Once cooled, grind cooked Carrot in a mixer grinder to prepare a smooth paste.
• In a frying pan, fry Cashew Nuts and Raisins in Ghee. Keep aside.
• In a pan or in vessel, add Carrot paste and Milk and boil them for about 10-15 min. Add Sugar and stir until the Sugar dissolves.
• Add Cardamom Powder and fried Cashew Nuts and Raisins (from Step 3) and stir for 2 min.
• Remove from the flame and leave the Carrot Payasam or Kheer to become cool. Serve the Carrot Payasam or Kheer when it is cold.