Rice Kheer | Chawal Ki Kheer | Kheer Recipes
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
A delicious thick creamy dessert, North Indian style rice kheer or chawal ki kheer
Ingredients
  • ¼ Cup basmati rice
  • 3½ Cups or 800 Ml~ whole/full cream milk
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 4-5 powdered elaichi
  • Few edible dry rose petals
  • 10-12 blanched and peeled almonds
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 1 Tbsp chopped cashews
  • 1 Tbsp raisins
Method
  1. Wash the basmati rice 2-3 times, changing water each time
  2. Blanch almonds in boiling water for 15 minutes
  3. In a thick bottomed pan, pour milk and bring it to heat
  4. The cream starts to gather on top, scrape the cream and mix it with the milk
  5. When the milk reduces a bit, add the washed rice and mix well
  6. Allow the rice to cook and soak up the milk, takes about 7-8 minutes
  7. When the rice as cooked, add sugar and mix well
  8. Allow the sugar to melt and cook with the rice
  9. Throw in 2 cloves/laung
  10. After the almonds have blanched, remove the skins
  11. Slice the almonds carefully into slivers and add to the cooked kheer
  12. Next add chopped cashews and raisins
  13. Pound elaichi and sprinkle this over the kheer
  14. Optionally also add a few dried rose petals
  15. Cook for further one minute and turn off heat
  16. Allow to cool and chill in the refrigerator
  17. Serve chilled!
Notes
Skip the nuts if you just want to keep it plain

Substitute sugar with ¼ Cup condensed milk for extra richness and thickness

You can also add rose extract or skip it all together
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/rice-kheer/