Pumpkin Kheer

Pumpkin Kheer:

Pumpkin Kheer , a different form of Red Pumpkin. Halwa,Poriyal,Puli Kulambu are the possibilities with Red Pumpkin.But this is a very different form of  Red Pumpkin.

Ingredients:

Grated Pumpkin - 1 cup (Finely Grate the Pumpkin)

Sugar - Adjust as per your taste

Milk - 2 Glass (Use thick consistency Milk)

Saffron - Few Strands

For Garnishing:

Almond,Pistachio,Raisin,Cardamon - Little 

(Finely chop these dry nuts. When being garnished in the Kheer , it will be crunchy while tasting)

Ghee - 1/2 tsp

Method:

1.In a pan add about 1/2 tsp of oil/ghee , saute the finely grated pumpkin until the raw smell of the vegetable goes.

2.Now reduce the Flame from high to low and close the pan with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.

3.Once the vegetable is cooked well you will get a sweet aroma , which indicates that the vegetable is cooked well.

4.Add milk to the pan and add the saffron strands to it, then reduce the flame to low.Allow the vegetable to cook along with the milk.Close the pan with the lid.

5.After 5 minutes once when the pumpkin is cooked well add the required amount of sugar to it.Stir well.

6.In a frying pan add 1/2 tsp of ghee.Once heated reduce the flame to low as we have finely chopped the dry nuts.

7.Now add the garnished ingredients to the kheer in the pan.

8.Store the kheer in refrigerator and taste it.

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