Kheer Indian Pudding

[chini13 11]

This is really simple and famous indian recipe.All the old indian movies have a scene where mother of hero prepares it and its the favorite dish of the hero .Indian festivals are incomplete without this KheerIngredients used are :Rice -1/2 cup (short or medium) washed and soaked Milk - 6 cupsSugar-3/4 cup Green Cardamon powderRaisin-10-15 or as much u likeNuts -1/2 cup or as much u like (almonds ,pistachios and cashews all crushed or cut into small pieces)Method Put the milk in a deep pan and heat it Remember not to put the stove on high flame.In the hot milk add the soaked rice into it and simmer it .Keep on stirring the milk so that it don't get burn.Check if the rice is cooked.When the rice is boiled in the milk add the sugar and mix until the sugar is dissolved.Mix the crushed cardamom seeds and add raisins almonds and nuts in the kheer.Serve it either warm or get it chilledU can also add a pinch of Saffron Threads, soaked in a little hot milk which will give a nice fragrance and flavour to the kher after it is cooked.

[mahesh2k 0]

Ah that makes me hungry. But not eating too much sweet these days. Calorie conscious these days LOL. This one is rice kheer which is rare atleast here. We prefer gehu kheer during ganesh festival here. Also sevya kheer or what they call Vermicelli Kheer. Anyway nice recipe there.