GIVEAWAY and Celebrating 1st Bloggy Birthday with Carrot Milk Pudding

CreativeSanyukta turned 1 (22nd April 2011)..Yes Posting it late due to some net issues..anyways better late than never..
Hurray 1st Bloggy Birthday..Celebrating this joyous moment with my inspiration, my sweet MOM n DAD,my beloved husband and naughty son,my family n my sweet blogger friends whose words ,there  bonding,chatting,sharing hv always inspired me to do the best..and also those anonymous n silent readers who wil surely write a word after reading this..Thanks to all beautiful people in my life,bcos of whom i hv reached my 1st  milestone..hugs
So friends as a token of gratitude i hv a small giveaway for my friends who are in US(Sincere apologies to everyone residing elsewhere).
Giveaway of  Nonstick Knives with safeguard and chopping board-

The package says the knives have a non-stick coating, a sharp edge, and are dishwasher safe and comes with a safe guard for easy storage and handling..I m using it for a while and loved it.Perfect with the bamboo cutting board.

(Giveaway applicable to US readers only)
1)To participate ,Let me know what you like or dislike about my blog Creative Sanyukta.(leave a comment)

The winner would be randomly chosen and announced on "13th May 2011".

To Celebrate this wonderful occasion today i m sharing  a Milk pudding i grew up eating.As a kid i was a fussy eater,would love anything colorful and my mom kept tickling her mind to feed me healthy n colorful dishes..This is one of them and the same is with my toddler,he is the fussiest n picky eater,but this has become his fav dessert til date...This is one pudding which is liked by my whole family..Handy ingredients n comes together in minutes....Whenever i make this kheer i see a big smile on my sons n  husbands  face too...
So heres easy n quick dessert-

Carrot Milk Pudding/Gajar Ki Kheer-

Oats have a higher level of soluble fiber and Carrots on the other hand provide insoluble fiber and also rich in beta carotene and Milk has 9 essential nutrients(Calcium,Protein,Potassium,Phosphorus,Vitamin D,A and B12,Riboflavin (B2) and Niacin.

U need-
Milk- 3 cups(i used 2%) or more
Organic Peeled Baby Carrots-1 cup
Rolled Oats-1/4 cup
unsalted,un roasted Almonds/Cashews-4-5 nos of each
Sugar- 1/3 cup or +/-
Cardamom powder-1tsp
Nutmeg powder-pinch
Ghee/Clarified Butter-1 tblsp(optional)

Method-
Soak almonds and cashews in hot water .
Peel off the almond skin and grind almond and cashew to a paste adding a little milk.Keep aside.
for 15-20 minutes.
Soak Oats in milk for 5-10 mins.
Pressure cook or boil the baby carrots til fully done. Cool ,chop the carrots and grind carrots and soaked oats to a smooth paste adding milk as needed.
Add sugar to the remaining milk and bring to boil. Reduce the flame and blend in the nut paste and pureed carrot n oats, stirring continuously.Simmer for 5-10 mins till the kheer is thick n creamy.
Switch off the flame, stir in Ghee,cardamom and nutmeg powder.Serve warm/cold.

Comes lets celebrate CreativeSanyukta's 1st Bloggy Birthday with a 3tier Guiltfree Fruit Cake..
Inspired by Martha Stewart

by SANYUKTA GOUR(BAYES)
http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/