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Pumpkin Kheer

A sweet dish or a thin pudding, popular in India. Kheer is made with milk, sugar and addition of any one of the following:

Rice, wheat, vegetables, fruits, nuts or daals.

This pumkin kheer is spiced up with pumpkin pie spice powder.

Ingredients

  • 1 small Pie Pumpkin  ( approximately  500 gms )

  • 2 cups milk

  • 4-6 tablespoons sugar or maple syrup

  • 1/2 a teaspoon pumpkin pie spice powder

  • a few strands of saffron 


For garnish 

  • 1 cinnamon stick

  • whipped cream

  • dusting of Pumpkin pie spice

Steps

For the pumpkin puree

  1. Peel the pumpkin, cut into half and scoop the seeds and the fiber using a spoon.

  2. Chop into cubes.

  3. Heat 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan. Add the pumpkin pieces and cook closed for 15 - 20 minutes or till tender.

  4. Add this to a blender and blend into a smooth paste.

For the kheer

  1. Heat a pan, add the milk. Add the pumkin puree and bring it to a boil.

  2. Add sugar to taste, saffron, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix well and heat through. 

  3. Garnish with a cinnamon stick, whipped cream and dusting of pumpkin pie spice .

  4. Serve hot or cold. Enjoy!

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