Quinoa Pudding | Quinoa Kheer

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Quinoa Pudding, also known as Indian-style Quinoa Kheer, is a creamy and delicious dessert prepared with milk, cardamom, sugar, and nuts.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Kushi

I have used cooked quinoa in the recipe. To learn how to cook quinoa, check out this detailed post.
1 cup quinoa
Add water (to prevent burning from the bottom) and milk to a pot, along with saffron strands, and bring to a boil. Then simmer for 5 minutes. During the process, remove the milk solids from the side and add them back to the pot. This will make your kheer creamy.
2 cups Milk, 2 tablespoon Water, 5 to 6 Saffron strands
To this, add the cooked quinoa and cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes. Keep stirring to avoid it from scorching.
Add the sugar and cook on a medium to low flame until the sugar dissolves and the kheer attains the desired thickness.
¼ cup Sugar
Meanwhile, heat the ghee in a pan. Add cashews and pistachios, and when they turn golden, add raisins and saute for a few seconds. Switch off the flame.
1 tablespoon Ghee, 1 tablespoon Cashews, 1 tablespoon Pistachios, 1 tablespoon Raisins
Add sauteed nuts and cardamom powder to the kheer and mix well. Switch off the flame.
½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
I generally turn off the kheer when it is thick yet flowing consistently because it thickens as it cools.

Any leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Note that kheer or pudding thickens as it sits, so add a splash of milk or water before heating—one of the best make-ahead desserts.
⅓ cup dry quinoa will yield 1 cup cooked quinoa.