Oats And Carrot Kheer

Happy Dussehra....celebrate the festival with this heart friendly but at the same time delicious kheer. My family enjoyed this kheer a lot and it's not very time consuming to make. 

I have used only saffron and cardamom for the flavouring. Nuts can be added to make the kheer more rich and flavourful.

Ingredients:

Milk- 3 Cups ( I have used half cream milk)

Carrot- 1 medium (grated)

Oats- 2 tbsp

Sugar- 4 tbsp( or more)

Saffron- A pinch soaked in a tbsp of warm milk

Cardamom Powder- A pinch

Procedure:

• Dry roast the oats for 2-3 minutes. Keep aside.
• Boil the milk in a pan and add the grated carrots.
• Once the carrots get cooked add in the oats.
• Continue boiling and keep stirring in between.
• The oats will cook in around 5 minutes. 
• Once the oats have cooked add in the sugar and soaked saffron. Boil for another 5 minutes and add in the cardamom powder.
• Remove from heat and serve hot.

Sending this kheer to Diwali Special-Sweets & Savouries, Serve it- Festival Potluck, Diwali Sweet Recipes- Festival recipes-Indian sweet recipes, Diwali- Festival of Lights, My Diwali My Way

Also sending this to Pari's Only-Sweets and Dessert event hosted by Gayathri.

Moong Daal Khichdi With Okra Raita

Sometimes simple and comfort food is what we crave for and what can be more simpler than a khichdi (rice with lentils), and when served with okra raita it makes a complete satisfying meal. 

Ingredients: For the khichdi

Rice- 1 Cup

Yellow moong daal- 1/2 Cup

Tomato- 2 ( ground)

Salt- To taste

Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp

Whole Black Pepper- 1tsp

Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp

Ghee- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

• Wash and soak rice and daal together for an hour.
• Dry roast black pepper and cumin till aromatic and coarsely grind them.
• Heat a pressure cooker and add the ghee. Once hot add in the ground spices, tomato and stir.
• Add in the soaked and drained rice and daal and mix well.
• Pour in 4 cups of water and add salt and turmeric powder.
• Put in the lid of the pressure cooker and keep for cooking till 4-5 whistles comes.
• Serve it hot with a big dollop of ghee and the raita.

Ingredients:

Curd- 2 Cups ( Well beaten)

Salt- To taste

Roasted Cumin Powder- 1/2 Tsp

Red Chilli Powder- To Taste

Black Salt- A Pinch

Okra/ Lady's Finger- 6-7

Oil - To fry the okras

Procedure:

• Cut the okras in approximately half inch wide rounds and fry in hot oil till they become soft but they should not loose their colour. Drain and keep them aside.
• In the beaten curd add all the spices, salt then mix well and keep it chilled in the fridge.
• Add in the fried okras just before serving, else they may become very soggy.

Sending this to CWS- Rice event originally started by Priya and hosted this month at Reva's space.