ZUCCHINI KHEER !!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from the blog MANJULA'S KITCHEN. 

Ingredients:

• 1 Zucchini
• 1 1/2 cups Whole milk
• 1 1/2 cups Water
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 3 to 4 spoons Semolina / sooji rava
• Pinch of salt
• 2 Cardamom
• 2 Cloves
• Few strands of saffron (optional)

Method

1. Peel the zucchini and cut into medium size cubes.
2. Add water to chopped zucchini and bring to boil.
3. Once the zucchini cubes are half cooked, add milk, sugar and pinch of salt.
4. Wash the semolina and drain all the water. Add this to the boiling Kheer and mix it well so that no lumps are formed.
5. Boil this Kheer for 6 – 7 minutes. If you wish, add few strands of saffron while boiling. This will give a nice aroma and color to the Kheer.
6. Powder the cardamom seeds and cloves finely.
7. Before switching off the flame, add the powdered cardamom and cloves and stir it once.
8. Serve the Kheer hot or cold. For garnishing, you can you some dry fruits if you want.

and here's a tip:-

1. Same way, you can prepare Kheer with bottle-gourd also.
2. Semolina will thicken the consistency. If you want the Kheer to be more thicker, increase the quantity of semolina.
3. Adding 1 – 2 spoons of jaggery along with sugar will give a nice taste to this Kheer.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))