Gummadikaya Payasam ~ Pumpkin Kheer Recipe

Ingredients :

• Pumpkin Puree : 3/4 cup
• milk : 1 cup
• Sugar : 1/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder : 1/2 tsp
• Ghee : 2 tsp
• Almonds

Method :

1. Wash and chop the pumpkin into cubes. Add enough water to cove the pumpkin pieces and pressure cook it for 1 whistle.
2. Remove from the cooker, drain and cool the pumpkin pieces.
3. Remove the skin of cooked pumpkin and grind into a smooth puree. 
4. Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy bottomed vessel and add the pumpkin puree and combine well.
5. Cook on a medium flame for 10 minutes. Now add the cardamom powder and sugar and mix well.
6. Continue to cook on a low flame for another 2 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
7. Then add the ghee almonds and turn off the flame. Serve as a dessert.

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