Rice Kheer | Chawal ki Kheer

5 from 39 votes

Rice Kheer | Chawal ki Kheer

Rice Kheer is a delightful and luxurious, traditional old-fashioned Indian rice pudding prepared using rice, milk, nuts, and aromatic spices. This is dessert meant for the royals!

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 280kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

1 Wide pan or pot

Ingredients

¾ cup Basmati Rice
1 ½ to 2 tablespoon Ghee (brown butter)
4 to 5 Cardamom pods (vary as per taste)
2 Cloves
2 cups Whole Milk
6 to 7 Saffron strands
½ to ¾ cup Sugar (Vary as per taste)
2 tablespoon Cashews broken
2 tablespoon Almonds broken
1 tablespoon Raisins

Instructions

In a pan, add rice, ½ to 1 tablespoon of ghee and saute it on medium flame just for a minute or two.
¾ cup Basmati Rice, 1 ½ to 2 tablespoon Ghee (brown butter)
Remove the skin of cardamom and separate the seeds. Crush the seeds in mortar and pestle and keep it aside.
Add the cardamom skin (just to add flavor), cloves, and approx 1 ¼ cup of water. Once it comes to a boil, simmer it for 10 minutes till the rice is cooked through.
4 to 5 Cardamom pods, 2 Cloves
To the cooked rice, add whole milk, saffron strands, and simmer on medium to medium-low flame stirring it frequently till the rice becomes soft.
2 cups Whole Milk
Add the sugar and continue stirring till the mixture thickens. Start with ½ cup, check the sweetness and vary sugar as per your taste. If kheer or rice pudding becomes too thick (dry), you can add more milk or water.
6 to 7 Saffron strands, ½ to ¾ cup Sugar
In another pan add remaining 1 tablespoon of ghee and roast almonds and cashews. Once they turn light brown in color, add raisins and switch off the flame.
2 tablespoon Cashews broken, 2 tablespoon Almonds broken, 1 tablespoon Raisins
Add the roasted nuts along with crushed cardamom powder to the kheer and simmer for one more minute. Switch off the flame.
Rice Kheer is now ready. Serve hot or chilled and enjoy.

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Notes

Use whole milk or full fat milk as it will make your pudding rich and creamier.
Adding nuts, saffron and spices are totally optional. You can add only those available in your pantry and still make this kheer.
Kheer is a thick dessert but it gets dry or thick in consistency as it cools down. To adjust this add more milk or water.
Keep stirring it to avoid any burning from the bottom. There is not exact ratio for rice, milk and sugar. All three ingredients can be varied as per ones taste.

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