Carrot moong dal kheer, rich and creamy dessert made with carrots, moong dal and milk. A simple and easy kheer for any occasion.
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Payasam | Kheer
Payasam, paayasam or simply kheer is a milk-based delicious treat, that happens in every Indian household, no matter what the festival is. We actually don’t need a reason to make one.
Paal payasam or milk kheer is the most made payasam in many house-hold. The same paal payasam when made with vermicelli becomes, semiya|vermicelli payasam and Aval payasam when made with poha.
Why should you try Carrot & Moong Kheer ?
My elder one, would run a mile if I ask him to taste a small stick of carrot, whereas my lil one would happily chomp of a whole carrot like a little bunny. If you have such varied species at home, you definitely need some help in masking veggies into some other thing.
It’s an easy dessert to put together. Dump all the ingredients in the pressure cooker cook, blend, and serve. Such an easy and healthy kheer to make.
I bet your carrot hating kid would happily gulp this kheer down, the richness of cashewnuts and milk make this a filling snack anytime.
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Ingredients for making this Carrot Kheer
- Carrots, the hero and the veggie we are trying to mask in this kheer
- Moong dal, dal here is to give the kheer the creamy texture. I have used moong dal here, you can also use chana dal. In that case, you have to soak it for atleast an hour.
- Milk, I have used normal full fat cow’s milk. I have not tried it with any other milk.
- Coconut, adds texture to the kheer, if you don’t prefer coconut, feel free to skip it.
- Nuts, I have used both cashewnuts and almonds in the recipe. Almonds are used for garnish whereas cashews are cooked with carrots and renders a wonderful richness to the carrot payasam.
- Saffron, the gorgeous golden yellow color of the kheer comes from the saffron, so be generous.
- Cardamom, have used few pods to flavor the payasam.
How to make this Creamy Carrot & Moong Payasam
- Wash, peel and chop carrots roughly. Take them into a pressure cooker along with a cup of milk and water, moong dal, saffron and cashewnuts. Pressure cook 5-6 whistles.
- Let the pressure fall on its own. Open lid, blend the contents by adding remaining milk. Take it back to heat. Add sugar, crushed cardamom and chopped nuts.
- Let this sit on the stove for another 10 minutes in a slow flame for the flavors to come together. Take it off stove, garnish with more nuts and serve it warm.
Recipe Card for Carrot Moong Dal Kheer
Carrot & Moong Payasam | Carrot Moong dal Kheer
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 80 grams carrot/1 medium carrot
- 3 tablespoon moong dal
- 2 cups full fat cow's milk
- 4 tablespoon grated coconut
- a pinch of saffron
- 4-5 pods of cardamom crushed
- ⅓ cup – ½ cup sugar
- handful of cashewnuts
- few almonds crushed roughly
Instructions
- Wash carrot, peel and chop roughly. Take chopped carrots, coconut, moong dal, saffron and 1 cup of milk in a pressure cooker. Add ½ cup water and cashewnuts to it. Pressure cook this for 5-6 whistles
- Let the pressure fall on its own. Add the remaining 1 cup of milk to this and blend the contents smooth. Take the kheer again to stove-top, add sugar, cardamom and crushed nuts.
- The kheer might liquify a bit when you add sugar, but it is fine, let it boil for another 10 minutes on the stove, in a simmer flame
- Once the kheer reaches the desired consistency (after 10-12 minutes of boiling), take it off the flame. Add some chopped nuts to this and serve warm.
Enjoy this colorful and aromatic carrot moong dal payasam warm. The kheer stays good for 2-3 days in the fridge in an air-tight container. If serving from refrigerator, warm it for 30 seconds to enjoy the flavors of the kheer.
The kheer might thicken as it rests, you can add little more milk to adjust the consistency, that case you might taste little less sugar, you can either add 1-2 teaspoon of it to the warm liquid while thinning the kheer or enjoy it as such.
More Vegetable based Kheers
- Beetroot payasam / Kheer with beets
- Red Pumpkin Kheer /Parangikai payasam
- Komolo Kheer / Orange kheer (Fruit kheer)
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MySpicyKitchen
Carrot in moong dal kheer looks sinfully delicious!! Love the color and want to grab that mug of kheer right away.
Rafeeda AR
The beauty of carrot is that it lends its pretty color without going overboard with its flavor, isn't it? Love this moong dal payasam, must try… and I love that mug too! 😀
Srividhya
This pressure cooker kheer sounds so yummy and needless to talk about the addition of carrots. This is so delicious and the color is just wow.
Priya Suresh
I love making kheer in pressure cooker as well, such a delightful and very eye pleasing kheer there. Delicious.
Chef Mireille
I love creamy puddings in all its varieties – this looks fabulous and I love the gorgeous color.
Gayathri Kumar
That is an absolutely fantastic kheer Priya. Wonderful way to sneak in carrots. And it looks so festive too.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
So creamy and delicious! I love this and the carrots add such a beautiful color to the payasam.
Harini R
The pictures definitely elevate the taste of the payasam, Priya. I love to add carrots to any kheer just for the extra oomph it adds both color wise and flavor wise.
sushma
Carrot and moongdal payasam looks so nice. Awesome pics.
Pavani
OMG that payasam looks soooo inviting Priya. That color is just amazing. Love the combination of carrot and moong to make this sweet treat.
Srivalli
Wow Priya that kheer looks fantastic and what a lovely colour!
Shobha Keshwani
A delicious payasam recipe for festive days. Easy to make it also. I have never tried payasam with moong dal. Will do that soon.
Priya Vj
My fav payasam is carrot paysam but I loved your thought on using moong dhall along with carrot . It will give a nice volume and nutty flavor to the paysam !!! Next time idhu dhaan enga veetla
Mayuri Patel
Such a creamy payasam. Love the colour and what a brilliant way to include carrots in the diet of kids who don’t like veggies. I’ve got to try out this recipe. Hot carrot & Moong Payasam is a perfect dessert option for a cold day.
Neha
I am quite intrigued by this carrot and moong dal payasam. Lovely flavors of coconut, carrot , cardamom and saffron. It looks creamy and luscious. Nice recipe post.
Mina Joshi
I love this creamy and colourful payasam made using carrots and mungdall. Such a lovely dessert to serve with an Indian meal.
Rinku Bhattacharya
Have never tried this with moong dal, only with cashews and carrots. This sounds absolutely lovely and love the photography.
Kalyani
a classic payasam, redefined with moong dal and carrot. lovely pics and great recipe to indulge in for a festive occasion or a party !