Ingredients:
1 kg fresh carrots, peeled
and coarsely grated
3/4 cup rice
3 liter milk
2 cups sugar
8 to 10 green cardamoms
100 g blanched almonds, cut
into slivers
50 g unsalted pistachio
nuts, cut into slivers
50 g green raisins
12 cardamoms seeds, crushed
Sliver leaf for decoration,
optional
few drops of kewra essence
Method:
1.Put the rice in a
sieve and wash it thoroughly
under a running cold tap
until the water runs clear.
Soak in plenty of cold water
for 30 minutes. Drain in a
sieve.
2.Put the grated carrots,
rice and cardamoms in a
large heavy-based sauce pan
and add milk. Simmer,
uncovered, over low heat,
for two hours. Keep scraping
the sides and bottom of the
pan to loosen coagulated
milk that may stick there
and add this to the carrots
and rice mixture to help to
thicken the milk in the pan.
Keep stirring and scraping
the pan until the carrot and
rice turns soft mushy and
the milk has thickened ( the
consistency should be that
of thick porridge ).
3. Add the sugar and
stirring continuously,
dissolve it. This will also
thicken the pudding
slightly. Stirring
constantly cook for another
15-20 minutes. Add the rest
of the ingredients. Stir
well.
4. Transfer to a serving
dish and decorate with
silver leaves. Serve hot or
cold.
Its best to serves cold in
breakfast with balai ....