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Carrot Pudding / Carrot Kheer / Carrot Payasam made in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Carrot Kheer is made with carrots, milk, cashews and dates, with the added aroma of cardamom & saffron. A delicious & satisfying desert, with no added sugar. You would not mind yourself or your kids asking second and third servings!

I first had this Carrot Kheer at a friends place, it was so yummy! My friend's mom was visiting and made this awesome carrot kheer, so credit to you auntie Chandra Subramanian for this recipe. The only thing going through my mind eating the kheer was how can I recreate this in the instant pot. The other great part about this carrot pudding is - no need to spend the time grating carrots. Isn't that great? Grating is the only reason I don't made Indian carrot halwa frequently, even though I love it.

You can serve this carrot kheer hot or cold. I like it cold with a garnish of pistachios. With no added sugar and no grating required, this Carrot Kheer has become our go to desert 🙂 So let's start cooking!

How to make Carrot Kheer in Instant Pot?

First we will prepare the ingredients.

Peel the skin of the carrots and roughly cut in pieces.

Set aside the dates. You would need pitted dates with the seed removed. If you don't have dates, you could add 1/3 cup of sugar.

Measure 1/3 cup of roasted unsalted cashews, roughly 50gms. If you don't have roasted cashews, you can toast the cashews in 1 tbsp of ghee or oil until lightly brown. If you prefer very thick pudding, increase cashews to 1/2 cup.

Measure and set aside 1 litre or about 34oz of milk.

To start cooking, add the carrots, cashews and dates with 1 cup of milk to the instant pot insert. Pressure cook for 7 minutes with vent in sealing position. When the instant pot beeps, quick release the pressure and open it. Before and after pictures below.

Transfer the contents to a blender and blend to a smooth paste. If needed, add some portion of the remaining milk while blending. I used my Vitamix to blend to a smooth consistency.

Add the remaining milk and the blended mixture to the instant pot insert. Add cardamom, saffron strands and give a good stir. We are almost there, we just need to give this pudding a quick boil and it is ready. I get the pudding to a boil on Sauté mode, while stirring frequently. You could also use the "Boil" function with the "Yogurt" mode (press yogurt, then Adjust). Switch off the instant pot as soon as there is a boil. That is it...Carrot pudding in ready!

I prefer it cold, so I transferred the pudding to a bowl and let it cool on the counter top and in the refrigerator. Garnish with pistachios and enjoy it.

Yumm...I love this Carrot Pudding. I would love to hear how you like it. Other desserts that is super easy in the instant pot.