Gajar ki kheer is one of the most sought-after dishes in our house during winters. We all prefer having this kheer than halwa.
Easy and quick to make this carrot kheer is extremely nutritious and the best thing about this kheer is that it is very light on the tummy. You may eat a big bowl of it and still don’t feel heavy, unlike carrot halwa.
But many years back this was not the case. It was only Gajar ka halwa that was made and relished. Then how and from where this kheer came? There is an interesting story behind this. My father in law was a big foodie and had an extremely sweet tooth. Carrot halwa was his favourite. One winter, when halwa was getting ready, he was getting highly impatient and was finding difficult to wait. Seeing his impatience, my mother in law served him half cooked carrot halwa or say carrot kheer to him. Carrot had cooked, milk had brewed sufficiently so she added sugar into it, cooked for few more minutes and served this carrot kheer to my father in law. And it was a BIG heat.
Carrot kheer has ghee, milk, sugar and of course carrots but surprisingly it is extremely light.