Carrot Coconut Kheer – finely shredded carrot simmered in coconut milk along with palm jaggery and flavoured with green cardamom and cinnamon.
Healthy payasam recipe
Kheer/Payasam is one of the most preferred sweets during festivals and parties. This is one of the easy and healthy dessert to prepare. Shredded carrots are roasted in ghee then cooked further in coconut milk along with palm jaggery, flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon. This is a versatile gluten-free recipe where it can be made nut free without adding cashews, vegan by substituting ghee with vegan butter or oil. This recipe is especially good for kids who doesn’t like or refuse to eat carrot.
Why is this a healthy pudding
Carrot coconut kheer/ carrot coconut payasam is a healthy and tasty dessert as carrot has vitamin A, antioxidants and other nutrients. Palm jaggery is a healthy sugar substitute in other words it is a nutritious and natural sweetner, loaded with minerals and vitamins and has an intense earthy taste. Coconut milk has sweet, floral and nutty flavour. Coconut cream enhances the flavour. Strong and warm spicy flavours of cinnamon complements the kheer.
A to Z challenge, a challenge initiated by super active bloggers Jolly Makkar and Vidya Narayan on Facebook Group, wherein a group of bloggers come together and we choose key ingredients alphabetically to cook and post a dish every alternate month.. This month’s Alphabet is ‘C’ and I decided to make double ‘C’ recipe Carrot Coconut Kheer.
Here is the step by step pictorial description and video of the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 Cup = 240ml
Carrot: 1 cup
Coconut Milk: 1 cup
Palm Jaggery: 1/2 cup
Coconut Cream: 1 tsp
Cardamom Powder: 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon Powder: 1/4 tsp
Cashew nuts: 1 tbsp
Raisins: 1 tbsp
Ghee / Vegan Butter: 2 tbsp
Water: 1/4 cup
Instructions
Heat 1 tbsp ghee (pure butter ghee) in a pan over medium heat.
Add shredded carrot, cook for 5-6 minutes or until raw carrot aroma vanishes stirring regularly and transfer it to a bowl.
Now in the same pan heat remaining ghee, add cashews, raisins and fry until cashew turn light golden and raisins swell.
In 2nd pan add grated palm jaggery and water, bring it to boil.
Stir the mixture and boil until jaggery melts.
In the 3rd pan, add cooked carrot, coconut milk and strained jaggery solution.
On medium heat cook the carrot mixture for 5 – 10 minutes.
Now add cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, fried cashews and raisins, coconut cream, Mix until well combined and simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
Enjoy delicious carrot coconut kheer either warm or cold.
Recipe Notes:
Finely grated carrot reduces the cooking time.
You may substite palm jaggery with brown sugar or cane jaggery.
Coconut cream enhances the flavour, you may skip it if you do not like intense flavour of coconut.
Carrots get sweeter after cooking so you might need less jaggery.
Add palm jaggery depending on how sweet carrots are or your preferred sweetness.
Add any dry fruits of your choice.
For vegan version substitute ghee with vegan butter or oil.
I have used store-bought coconut milk, you can use home-made coconut milk as well.
Strain jaggery solution to remove impurities if there is any.
If you like this healthy carrot dessert, you might also like these healthy carrot recipes Carrot Kosambari, Spicy Carrot Dip.
Carrot Coconut Kheer | Carrot Coconut Pudding
Ingredients
Gluten Free
1 Cup = 250ml
- 1 cup Carrot finely grated
- 1 cup Coconut Milk
- ½ cup Palm Jaggery grated/powdered
- 1 tsp Coconut Cream
- ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
- ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tbsp Cashew Nuts
- 1 tbsp Raisins
- 2 tbsp Ghee (pure butter ghee)
- ¼ cup Water
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee (pure butter ghee) in a pan over medium heat.
- Add shredded carrot, cook for 5-6 minutes or until raw carrot aroma vanishes stirring regularly and transfer it to a bowl.
- Now in the same pan heat remaining ghee, add cashews, raisins and fry until cashew turn light golden and raisins swell.
- In 2nd pan add grated palm jaggery and water, bring it to boil.
- Stir the mixture and boil until jaggery melts.
- In the 3rd pan, add cooked carrot, coconut milk and strained jaggery solution.
- On medium heat cook the carrot mixture for 5 - 10 minutes.
- Now add cardamom powder, cinnamon powder, fried cashews and raisins, coconut cream, Mix until well combined and simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
- Enjoy carrot coconut kheer either warm or cold.
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Another variety for the upcoming festival season. Looks totally delicious!!
Thank you.
Carrot and coconut kheer looks delicious. Never tried this combination before. will try soon. Thanks for sharing the recipe
Glad you liked the recipe. I would love to know how it turned out.
The carrot and coconut Kheer sounds and looks lip smacking…I love coconut,so I’m sure this will be a hit in our family
I am glad you like the recipe.
Just the new variety of kheer I need to herald in the festive season. Should satisfy my craving for nariyal burfi and carrot halwa. in one go 🙂
I am glad you find this recipe useful.
Wow. This Kheer is full of healthy ingredients, coconut milk, jaggery, cinnamon… It is bursting with amazing flavors. Perfect for any occasion. It looks lovely. 🙂
Thank you
Delicious and healthy kheer. I have never tried with jaggery.
I hope you do try and let me know how it turned out. Thanks
Lovely recipe. Never heard of this desert. Gonna try it soon. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe !!
Please do try and let me know how it turned out Anshu. Thanks
What a combination carrot and coconut ! The kheer looks inviting , loved the color too.
I hope you do try this recipe, I am sure you will like it.
Absolutely love the carrot kheer with the coconut milk. It adds another layer of beautiful flavor to the payasam. Looks so delicious.
Thanks a lot Sandhya.
I’d made carrot coconut kheer a couple of months ago and my family loved it. It tastes so different from the normal carrot kheer.
Yes Mayuri. It tastes totally different from regular kheer due to the strong nutty flavour from coconut and earthy flavour from palm jaggery. I am glad your family liked this healthy kheer.
Carrot coconut kheer looks absolutely delish. I can imagine the heavenly taste of date palm jaggery, coconut milk, cinnamon and cardamom. Awesome share.
Thanks a lot Sujata.
Never made a kheer out of carrots, though halwa is common in my house. Looks delicious
I hope you do try when you get time, I am sure you will like it.
Loved the Double C and the effort into making this gorgeous dessert. Addition of Palm jaggery is excellent. I love carrot kheer and you have added coconut which is yet another fav of mine, lends a lovely sweet note to the kheer.
I am so glad you liked it Vidya. Thanks a lot.
Carrot and coconut kheer looks delish. Such a lovely colour of the kheer. Healthy and tempting recipe.
Thanks Preethi.
Omg, am sure this carrot coconut kheer will definitely please my sweet tooth. I can drink a bowl of this ultimate kheer without any fuss. Droolworthy definitely.
I am sure you like it Priya.
This carrot coconut kheer looks so inviting and perfect combination. I love the way you used jaggery in kheer, it enhance the color and taste also. Loved this vegan kheer.
Thanks Jolly. I am glad you liked it.
What a amazing combination!!! carrots and coconut yumm yummm.
Thank you.
Ahm jaggery in kheer, sounds so delicious. This vegan dessert looks so inviting and carrot and coconut combination is perfect.
Thanks Jagruti.
Such a healthy yummy dessert this is. LOvely combination of carrot with coconut is making the dish more delicious !!!
Absolutely true Sasmita.
The dessert looks delectable ! Have yet to try this combo of coconut milk and carrot . Lovely share !
Please do try and let me know how it turned out Poonam. Thanks
never used coconut with carrots halwa before, would like to tyr this next
Shalini this is carrot kheer with coconut milk not carrot halwa.
I always thought that jaggery and milk do not go together. Apparently, I am wrong. Thank you. Love the kheer it is the best dessert for any occasion.
True Archana, Kheer is best for any occasion. If you are using regular milk make sure not to over boil (just boil until you see the vapors on top of kheer) as milk will curdle.
Carrot Halwa is quite common in my house……. I also tried Carrot-coconut Laddu……But this recipe is new to me. I am adding this one in my to do list…….Kheer is looking so much inviting……….. 🙂
Thank you Jayeeta. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Lovely recipe with a unique combo of carrot and coconut. Indeed a perfect share for the upcoming festive season.
True Anshu. This is a perfect healthy sweet to try during festive season.
This is unique combination of dessert. I am always on lookout for healthy yummy dessert items. This sure looks delicious
I hope you do try and let me know how it turned out.Thanks Prajakta.
This carrot coconut kheer looking lip smacking kheer, lovely color and surely with so many flavors it will be a hit in festive season.
Yes!! This kheer is a healthy dessert to indulge in festive season without guilt.
I have never tried coconut in my carrot halwa. I will surely try it and get back to you. thanks
Sure Dhwani. I am sure you will love the kheer.
Beautiful dessert using the amazing combo flavors of coconut and carrot! Love that you have added jaggery for a healthy and flavorsome twist! Awesome share 🙂
Thanks a lot Vanitha. I am glad you like the addition of jaggery.
Wow, the payasam surely looks yummylicious! I love how you have made it healthy. 🙂
Thank you…