Carrot Sago kheer recipe
Carrot Sago Kheer is a delicious and creamy Indian dessert made with grated carrots, sago (sabudana), milk, and sugar. Flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts, this kheer has a rich texture from sago and a natural sweetness from carrots. It's perfect for festive occasions or as a comforting treat.
Ingredients
- Carrot 1 cup (grated)
- Sago 1/4 cup*
- Milk 3 cups + 2 tblsp
- Saffron 2 pinches
- Pistachios few
- Condensed milk** 1/4 cup
- Ghee 2 tsp
Instructions
- Soak the sago in water for an hour.
- Wash it few times and drain the water completely.
- In a heavy bottomed pan add ghee and add the grated carrots.
- Sauté for 2 minutes.
- Take care not to burn the carrots.
- Now add the milk to this.
- Add the soaked sago too.
- Mix well.
- Let this boil in a medium flame for 10 minutes. Stir it continuously.
- Sago may tend to stick at the bottom, so be careful.
- As we soaked it for some time, it will get cooked soon.
- Once you see the sago getting transparent, it means it is cooked.
- Soak saffron in 2 tblsp of warm milk and keep aside for 10 mins.
- Chop the pistachio also and keep aside. You can add almonds too.
- Add the saffron soaked milk to this payasam.
- Mix well.
- Add the condensed milk and mix well.
- Switch off the flame.
- If adding sugar add after switching off the flame.
- Garnish with nuts.
- Serve chilled or hot too.
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