Kumbalakaayi kheer (white pumpkin kheer):
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.
- 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.
