Recipe
Kheer
Traditional creamy rice kheer with saffron and cardamom
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
6
Level
easy
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup basmati rice
- 1 litre full-cream milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- Saffron strands
- Almonds and pistachios
Method
- 1
Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.
- 2
Boil milk in a heavy-bottom pan, stirring to prevent sticking.
- 3
Add drained rice and cook on low, stirring frequently.
- 4
When rice is very soft and milk reduced by half, add sugar.
- 5
Add saffron and cardamom, cook 5 more minutes.
- 6
Garnish with sliced nuts and serve warm or chilled.
