Rice Kheer /Rice Pudding. Kheer is not as thick as a Western-style rice pudding, and should be still be a bit fluid when cool. Often I have used substitutions in this recipe, depending on what I had on hand. Kheer, a rice pudding is probably the most common dessert that's made in every Indian household.
Rice pudding recipe With step by step photos - i had made this delicious rice pudding with leftover cooked rice and the pudding was so good that I thought of sharing on the blog.
The rice pudding is known by different names. in north India, this dessert is called as rice kheer, in south India it is called.
Rice Pudding is made in many households throughout India, especially on special occasions and festivals.
You can have Rice Kheer /Rice Pudding using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Rice Kheer /Rice Pudding
- Prepare 700 ml of full fat milk.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of small grain aromatic rice (govind bhog) or Basmati rice.
- Prepare 5 tbsp of sugar.
- Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
- Prepare 2 of cardamoms crushed.
- It's 1 tbsp of raisins.
- Prepare 4 of almonds chopped.
- You need 6 of cashewnuts chopped.
- It's 2 tsp of cornflour.
Rice is cooked in milk and simmered for long time. Kheer or Payasam is an Indian favorite dessert for special occasions. It is basically rice pudding made with rice and milk infused with saffron, cardamom and assorted dried fruits. Traditional cardamom-scented Indian rice pudding owes its particular richness to the inclusion of whole milk, which has been reduced by half during the cooking process to produce a thick, creamy base.
Rice Kheer /Rice Pudding step by step
- Soak rice for 10 minutes.Soak almonds and chop them later.Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan and when it is boiling,add the rice.I used govind bhog(ambemohar)rice,but basmati rice may be used.Cook on low flame and stir at intervals so that rice doesn't stick at bottom..
- Cook till reduced to half and rice is more or less done.Add sugar and pinch of salt and stir.If condensed milk is used then reduce amount of sugar.Mix cornflour in little water and add it to the kheer.It makes the kheer thick and creamy.Sprinkle cardamom powder and chopped almonds and cashewnuts.Add raisins after the rice kheer is partially cooled.Mix well.Serve chilled..
Rice kheer is one of the easiest traditional Indian desserts you can make! Rich, creamy pudding-like texture and flavored with cardamom and saffron. A dangerously addictive treat you'll want to make it again an again! This kheer recipe is very easy to make and required very few ingredients. A simple Kheer (rice pudding) recipe for you to cook a great meal for family or friends.