November 16, 2015

Kumbalakaayi kheer(white pumpkin kheer)


Kumbalakaayi  kheer (white pumpkin kheer):



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Ingredients:

  • 1¼ cups      peeled and grated White Pumpkin
  • 2 cups          Milk
  • 1 tbsp           Ghee 
  • 4 tbsp            Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp          Cardamom Powder 
  • 5-6                Saffron strands (kesar)
  • 3-4                 Almonds, thinly sliced

Method:


  • Squeeze out excess water from the grated pumpkin.


                        step-1


  • Heat ghee in a non-stick pan or heavy bottomed pan and add grated pumpkin.
  • Sauté it over low flame until raw smell goes off and almost all moisture is absorbed .
  • Add milk, stir well and cook until it turns soft . Stir occasionally in between.
  • Add sugar, saffron strands and cardamom powder and stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Cook until mixture turns slightly thick and turn off the flame.
  • Let it cool at room temperature. Kumbalakaayi kheer is ready for serving. Garnish it with almonds and serve it warm or chilled as you like it.