Kheer is a very popular traditional sweet dish in India. It was a part of the ancient Indian diet. Kheer is also a divine food, served as prasad in many temples. It is also served in many functions or parties such as marriage functions, B'day parties etc. Kheer is almost the most favorite sweet dish of Indian families. It is basically made up of 3 to 4 ingredients. Here I am going to share a basic recipe. You can add more ingredients to your choice. The main ingredients used to make Kheer are milk, rice and sugar. Here I am using condensed milk instead of sugar. It will add a rich creamy taste to the dish. The most important thing is you have to stire the milk at intervals to avoid burning the dish. So let's start cooking the most famous sweet dish of India.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup basmati rice or any fragrant rice
250 ml of condensed milk
1 litter full-fat milk
3 tbsp ghee
handful of dry fruits
1 tsp cardamom powder
2-3 strands of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp warm milk (optional)
Method:
Soak rice in water for 15-20 minutes.
Take a heavy bottom pan or kadai. Boil the milk in it. Stire at intervals.
Now grind the rice 2 sec.(just for 2 sec. otherwise it will become a paste.)
When milk started to boil add rice. Let it simmer on low flame. Stire at intervals, otherwise milk will stick to the bottom.
When rice is half done, add condensed milk. Don't forget to stire it constantly on low flame.
Cook until rice is almost done. Now in a another pan/ tadka pan heat ghee, add dry fruits to it. Saute for 30 seconds and add to the kheer.
Mix properly. Add cardamom powder and saffron soaked milk. Cook until kheer thickens. You can adjust thickness as per your choice. Do remember after cooling down kheer will become more thick.
Serve hot or chilled. You can refrigerate kheer at least for two days.
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