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Kaddu ki kheer recipe | Pumpkin payasam

Kaddu ki Kheer is a delicious Indian dessert made from grated pumpkin, milk, and sugar, flavored with cardamom and garnished with nuts. The pumpkin is cooked until soft and simmered in milk to create a rich, creamy texture. This mildly sweet kheer is often served during festivals or special occasions and can be enjoyed warm or chilled.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  •      Pumpkin 1 and 1/4 cup (cubed)
  •      Almonds 10
  •      Ghee 1 tsp
  •      Milk 3 and 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp.
  •      Saffron a pinch
  •     Cardamom powder a pinch
  •     Sugar 1/4 cup

Instructions
 

  • Take out the skin of the pumpkin and cut them into cubes.
  • Boil the almonds in water for 5 minutes and keep it aside for 10 minutes.
  • Take out the skin and keep aside.
  • Soak the saffron in 2 tblsp of warm milk for 10 minutes.
  • In a pressure cooker add ghee and the pumpkin cubes.
  • Saute for 2 minutes.
  • Add 1 and 1/4 cup of milk to this.
  • Pressure cooks for 2 whistles.
  • Once the pressure is released, cool it completely.
  • Grind this along with almonds into a fine paste.
  • Add this back to the cooker or a heavy bottomed pan.
  • Add 2 and 1/4 cup of milk to this.
  • Mix well and let this boil for 5-7 minutes in a medium flame.
  • Keep stirring to avoid burning.
  • Add the saffron milk to this after 5 minutes.
  • Mix well.
  • Add the cardamom powder and mix it well.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • The kheer will be creamy as the pumpkin gives that texture.
  • Add sugar to this and mix well.
  • It is always better to add sugar after switching off, so that we can avoid curdling of the milk.
  • Garnish with nuts, this is optional.
  • Serve chilled. Even hot Kaddu kheer tastes yum.
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