G A J A R A I L A
Which old wives tales have you debunked?
They say it will rain on your wedding if you eat from the bottom of a pot. When we were kids, my mom would make kheer (rice pudding) or gajaraila (carrot rice pudding) and then let my siblings and I scrape the bottom of the pot. It was such fun and total privilege to get first dibs! I cannot even count the number of pots I’ve scraped remnants out of but my wedding weekend was all sunshine and blue skies. Just like that, my Maya hit another milestone with this dessert! She got to scrape off t lhe bottom of the pot when I made this dessert. She was a bit hesitant as she doesn’t like getting her hands dirty, but I’m sure she’ll become a pot scraping enthusiast in no time! May her whole life be sunshine and sunny skies, Ameen.
Kheer is one of the easiest desserts to make and I definitely owe you the recipe but the last two times I made it (literally twice in the past month), I didn’t get to get a good photo for the ‘gram’. However, Gajaraila is my exact kheer recipe, only with carrots. How convenient? I’m literally killing two birds with one stone here!
What better way to combine the seasons most delicious carrots with arguably the subcontinents most beloved dessert, kheer? While carrots are “in season” all year in the US, South Asia is booming with the juiciest, most delicious, deep orange to red carrots in wintertime. I’m only days away from experiencing this deliciousness in Pakistan, but today I present to you the recipe for Gajaraila <3
I come from a big family who throws lots of parties. Most of my recipes are for multiple servings. The recipe below is good to fill two 9 x 13 dishes up to around ¾ height.
Enjoy!
