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Monday, June 22, 2009

Carrot kheer


This is my 100th post. A sweet century.

INGREDIENTS:
Carrot - 4
Badam - 10
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1 litre
Cardamom - 4 to 5
Broken cashews - 2 tsp.
Raisins - 10
Raw camphor(pachai karpooram) - a pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp.

METHOD:

Soak badam in hot water for half-an-hour. Take out, and peel it.

Peel the carrots and pressure cook for two whistles. When cool, grind it to a paste alongwith sugar, badam and cardamoms.

Transfer the paste to a vessel, add boiled milk and stir it well.

Roast, raisins and broken cashews in ghee and add it to the payasam. Crush a pinch of pachai karpooram to it finally and mix well. Can serve it hot or chilled.

8 comments :

  1. i first had carrot kheer in my reception.....you made me remember that day,,,good

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  2. wow!! Carrot kheer sounds very interesting!

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  3. thats my fav... love to have it now

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  4. congrats on ur 100th post...Lovely Kheer..

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  5. Thank you everybody to comment on my 100th post.

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  6. shanthi .. congrats on your 100th Post

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  7. Simple, nutritious payasam with goodness of carrot in it. I liked this one a lot when my mom made it. Nice recipe and great post/picture :)

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