Carrot Kheer

Carrot Kheer or Carrot Payasa is a healthy and easy dessert that can be prepared for any occasion. This is one of the favorite dishes of my daughter, so just thought of sharing it. Give it a try let me know how you enjoyed.

Preparatin time: 30 min
Servings : 5-6


Ingredients:

• 3 large peeled and largely sliced carrots
• 1 liter Milk
• 3/4 cup Suger
• Pinch of salt
• Fist full of blanched Almonds soaked in Milk
• Fist full od Cashew nuts soaked in Milk
• 1/2 tbsp freshly crushed Cardomom.

Method:

• Presser cook the sliced Carrot with 1 and 1/2 cup of Milk. Once it is cooled, just take off the  cooked Carrot from the pressure cooker and grind into fine paste.
• Add the Carrot paste into the milk remaining milk in the pressure cooker, add other 1 and 1/2 cup milk, Suger and pinch of salt.
• In the mean while course grind the Almonds and Cashew nut with little milk and add to the Carrot Mixture.
• Bring it Boil.
• Add the Cardamom powder.
• Serve hot or Chilled.

Pepper Rice

This is a very easy , simple delicious and one of my favourite dishes. Ideal dish for winter. I learnt this recipe from my co sister Jyothi Kattinakere.
Give it a try and let me know how you liked it.

Preparation time: 10 min
Servings: 2

Ingredients: 

• 2 Cups cooked white rice ( left over will do)
• 1 cupe sliced Onion
• 1 tsp freshly crushed Pepper corns
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp Ghee / clarrified butter
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• salt to taste

Method:

• Heat Ghee/Clarified butter in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once mustard seeds splutter, add crushed pepper. Saute for 30 secs.
• Add  sliced Onion. Saute for 2-3 min until raw smell goes.
• Add salt, mix well. 
• Add cooked Rice, mix well for 2 mins.
• Finally add Lemon juice and mix well.
• Serve hot with Mild dal and papad. . 

Sprouted Moong - Corn Salad

Here is a healthy, simple, easy and delicious salad recipe. Give it a try.

Preparation time: 5-6 mins
Servings: 2-3

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Sprouted Moong
• 1 cup frozen or fresh Corn kernels 
• 1/2 cup grated Carrot
• 4-5 tbsp freshly grated Cocounut
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice (to taste)
• Salt to taste

Tempering:

• 1 tsp cooking Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1-2 chopped Green Chillies(to taste)
• 8-10 Curry Leaves
• Pinch of Asofoetida

Method:

• Take all the ingredients except tempering ingredients  in a large bowl. 
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds splutter add Green Chillies, Curryleaves and Asofoetida. Pour on the ingredients in the bowl.
• Mix well and serve.