Carrot almond kheer - Easy Instant pot dessert | Kheer in electric pressure cooker

carrot kheer

I love my instant pot for making quick kheer / payasam. It helps with those sudden sweet cravings, especially when your husband has a sweet tooth. So this happened when my husband asked for “nomnom” as my little niece calls for snacks and when my husband asks for nomnom its always sweets. I was cutting carrots for stir fry and when he asked, I quickly grabbed my mini IP and made this delicious kheer. The addition of almonds gives this a beautiful texture.

INGREDIENTS

  • Carrots - Roughly chopped - 1 cups to 1.5 cups

  • Almonds - Blanched - 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup - to taste

  • Saffron - Few strands (Optional)

  • Cardamom - 3 whole or A dash of powder

  • Sugar - 1/2 cup

  • Milk - 3 to 4 cups

DIRECTIONS

  • Add water to almonds and microwave it for 1 minute. Wait for 2 minutes and the skin should peel right off.

  • Peel and chop carrots.

  • Add peeled carrots and almonds to the pot and add milk, sugar and cardamom.

Turn Instant pot ON on

PORRIDGE - 15 mins - Low pressure - Low Heat - Vent sealed and keep warm off

  • When the pressure is released, Blend everything together.


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Notes

  1. If microwave is not used to peel the almonds, boil for 5 mins and run it under cold water before peeling the skin.

  2. if there is little more time to spare, I suggest Starting the slow cook on for 30 mins.

  3. To make it completely vegan, cook almond and carrots to tender and add coconut milk or almond milk and bring to boil.