Carrot Payasa | Payasa Recipes | Festival Recipes
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
 
Creamy carrot payasa, an easy choice for festivals or when guests come over
Ingredients
  • 300 Gm or 4-5 medium sized carrots
  • 1 Tbsp ghee
  • ½ Cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp almond meal/powder
  • 4-5 powdered elaichi
  • 1 Cup whole milk or as required to adjust consistency
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 6-8 cashews to garnish
Method
  1. Scrub, peel and wash carrots
  2. Slice carrots and meanwhile boil some water
  3. Drop in the sliced carrots into the pan
  4. Simmer and let the sliced carrots cook till soft
  5. Pierce the edge of a knife or a fork to see if the carrots have turned soft
  6. In another pan, heat half the ghee i.e. about ½ Tbsp ghee and fry the raisins till they plump up
  7. Once the carrots have cooled a bit, crush or grind them with a hand blender or in a blender
  8. Add the rest of the ghee and mix well
  9. Next add sugar and mix well
  10. Sprinkle the almond powder/meal and mix well
  11. After sugar and almond meal have blend well with the carrot purée add the elaichi powder and mix well
  12. Pour milk to adjust consistency
  13. Mix milk well with the carrot payasa
  14. Finally add the plumped up raisins and mix well
  15. Let it chill, garnish with cashews and raisins
  16. Enjoy chilled or at room temperature!
Notes
Make sure you have fresh, tender carrots

Carrots can be cooked in the pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles

If you do not have almond meal, just soak almonds in boiling water, peel and blend into a powder or into a paste with water
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/carrot-payasa/