Carrot-Oats Payasam

Category: Indian Sweets / Desserts
Preparation Time: 5 mins 
Cooking Time: 20-30 mins
Servings: For 3-4 persons

Carrot-Oats Payasam

 Ingredients:

• Carrot, grated - 1 no (around 1/2 cup tightly packed)
  
• Milk - 3 cups (I used full cream milk)
• Oats - 1/3 cup (I used the old-fashioned oats)
• Sugar - 1/3 cup
• Cardamon powder - a pinch
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Cashews, chopped -5-6 nos
• Walnuts, chopped - 7-8 nos
• Raisins - 10-15 nos 

Method:

1.  Dry roast oats for around 5-6 mins and keep aside
   
2.  Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and add in the grated carrot and saute well for 5 mins
   
3. Add 1 cup of milk and allow the carrot to get cooked in medium flame by stirring often
   
4. Once the carrot gets cooked and become soft, add the remaining 2 cups of milk and allow to boil
   
5. Once it starts to boil, add in the roasted oats and allow to cook for 5-8 mins
   
6. Then add cardomom powder and sugar, mix well and cook in low flame for 8-10 mins
7. Meanwhile in another pan, heat ghee and roast the cashews and walnuts till it becomes golden brown and add in the raisins and switch off
   
8. Add the roasted nuts and raisins over the payasam and switch off
   
9. Serve hot or keep it in refrigerator and serve chilled 
   
10. For low calorie version, we can avoid ghee, nuts and even sugar and follow the same recipe with just oats, carrot, milk and cardamom powder