Carrot Kheer Recipe

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Carrot Kheer Recipe

Carrot(gajar) Ki Kheer is one of the most popular Indian dessert prepared from carrot and milk.

Carrot(Gajar) Ki Kheer Recipe(step by step directions)

Prep Time: 15 minutes          Cook Time: 30 minutes         Serves: 2

• Main ingredients: Carrot and milk
• Recipe Type: Dessert
• Cuisine:  Indian
• the level of cooking: medium 

Ingredients:

• 500gram grated carrot
• 2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee)
• 500 ml milk
• 1/2 cup condensed milk
• 1/4 cup dry fruits as per choice
• 1/4 cup desiccated coconut powder
• sugar to taste optional
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom (elaichi) powder

Method:

Rinse, peel and grate the carrot.

Heat a pan and dry roast the nuts and desiccated coconut powder.

Grind all the nuts with coconut powder and transfer them to a separate bowl.

Heat the ghee in a heavy bottom deep pan on medium- low flame.
Add the carrots and sauté on a medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring continuously.

Pour the milk over roasted carrots and mix well. 
Keep on stirring in between.

   

When it starts to boil reduce the flame.Add the dry fruits mixture and mix well. Cook on a low  flame for another 5 minutes, while stirring continuously.  

Add condensed milk, mix well and cook for 2 minutes on medium-low flame.
Add sugar(optional)cook around 5 minutes until it starts to  thicken, stir continuously to avoid burning.

Add the cardamom powder and mix well. Cook for a minute and turn off the flame. 

Carrot Kheer

Garnish and Serve warm or chilled as per your choice.







Tips and suggestions:

• You can adjust the consistency as per your choice thick or semi-thick.
• you can reduce or skip the sugar if you like less sweet.
• you can add khoya with dry fruit mixture for a creamy texture.