Name: Carrot Payasam Or Gajar Kheer recipe by Sasmita Sahoo Samanta at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Carrots (medium) 4; Milk 1 litre; Sugar 4 tablespoon; Custard powder (vanilla) 1 and 1/2 tablespoon; Ghee 4 tablespoon; Cashew and raisin for garnishing

ABOUT Carrot Payasam Or Gajar Kheer RECIPE

There are a lot of variations in the method of preparation for Carrot Payasam. I have used custard powder for thickness . Milkmaid can be used too . This recipe is quite similar to the most famous Indian dessert 'gajar halwa' but this is in the form of payasam.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Carrots (medium) 4
Milk 1 litre
Sugar 4 tablespoon
Custard powder (vanilla) 1 and 1/2 tablespoon
Ghee 4 tablespoon
Cashew and raisin for garnishing

Instructions

Wash carrots, trim the edges and peel off the skins.
Grate and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan over medium flame.
Shallow fry cashew nuts and raisins separately, transfer them to a plate.
In the same pan, add the grated carrots.
Stir them continuously and cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
Now add milk and cook on medium flame, stirring continuously for 5 to 10 mins or till the milk reduces slightly.
Next add sugar and mix well.
Stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
In a small bowl, dissolve custard powder with 3 tablespoon milk completely.
Add it to carrot-milk mixture, stir well and cook for 1 minute more or till the mixture thickens.
Turn off the flame.
Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.
Serve this delicious carrot payasam or gajar kheer warm or chilled

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