rice kheer
Kheer is a Indian dish made by boiling rice, broken wheat, or vermicelli with milk and sugar; it is flavoured with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashew nuts, pistachios or almonds. It is typically served during a meal or as a dessert. Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes Servings: 4 Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes Category: Dessert.
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Ingredients
- Rice 1/4 cup
- Full cream milk 4 cups
- Sugar ( to taste) 1/4 cup
- Pinch of crushed cardamom
- Sliced almonds 2 tbsp
- Sliced pistachios 1 tbsp
- Saffron 6 strands
- Ghee 1tsp
Directions
- Soak the saffron strands in one tablespoon of warm milk .Keep aside
Wash rice, changing water until the water appears clear.
Melt the ghee in a frying pan add the rice and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan.- Add the rice and reduce heat. Cook, stirring continuously, till the milk reduces to one-third of its original quantity and the rice gets cooked.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Add the cardamom ,almonds, pistachios and saffron milk and mix well. turn off the heat.
- As kheer cools of will become thicker in texture.
- Kheer can be served chilled or warm.
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Why this is good for you • High in calcium
