Kheer (Rice Pudding)
July 21st, 2007 filed under Desserts
Kheer is an Indian version of rice pudding cooked with milk and sugar, flavored with nuts and saffron.
Recipe serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup rice
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
- 6 strands of saffron
- Pinch of crushed cardamom
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 1 tablespoon sliced pistachios
- 1 teaspoon butter
Method:
- Use a non-stick frying pan to make kheer.
- Wash rice, changing water until the water appears clear.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add the rice and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk, cook until the rice is tender and the milk is creamy and reduced to about half. Stir often to ensure the milk does not burn in the bottom of the pan.
- Add the sugar, saffron, cardamom, almonds and pistachios and let simmer for a few more minutes.
- Turn off the heat.
- As kheer cools of will become thicker in texture.
- Kheer can be served chilled or warm.
Variation:
- Saffron, almonds and pistachios are optional in this recipe.
- Instead of rice, make the kheer using only almonds and pistachios and flavor with cardamom and saffron.
- Rice can be replaced with Vermicelli.
Tips:
If you will be serving chilled add 1 teaspoon of extra sugar
Hi Anuty,
Your receipes are always quick, easy, simple and turns out perfect. I was just wondering if we can also use sweetened condensed milk together with sugar to give the kheer more thickness and sweetness. And if we can how much should we add to what amount of sugar and when to add.
Thanks
Hi there Mrs. manjula,
I am also wandering about the sweet condensed milk. How mush is needed and when do you add it to the dish if one wants to include that into the rice pudding.
thanks
Hi John,
I have never made kheer using the condense milk, I really can not suggest how much.
Condensed milk makes kheer too heavy and the texture comes out wrong. I don’t think you will like the results.
Thanks for making this known
I tried this kheer recipe and it came out great! thanks Manjula!!
Aunty, I tried this recipe, It turned out awesome and Easy to make.. Thanks
hi manjula aunt. your website is really very much helpful. Am going through this website regularly n knowing many things. i wish u go on like this and bring out lots n lots of new tastes.bye aunt..
I noticed that other kheer recipes add rose water at the end. What do you recommend? do you think it tasted better with or without it? I havent made it yet but i would like a suggestion before i make it.
thank you.
Leslie,
I am not very fond of rose water, try it with small portion and decide.
Ok thank you for the advice!
I made it without the rose water and it came out delicious, definitely making this the “holiday” dish.
I also don’t use rose water. If you do, know if you are using rose water or rose essence, the latter being much more concentrated and so you need much less.
I think the cardomom and saffron is enough flavor for kheer. If you use the rose water, try mixing it with only half a batch of the kheer so if you don’t like it you still have kheer without it that you can eat!
Dear Aunti hello:), your all recipies are fantastic .i love your malai kofta its very easy and tasty recipe.now i am going to try
rasmalai and dhokla i am sure it will also be as delicious as all your recipies:) u gave me a new confidence and love of cooking
.thank you sooo much . yours student atiya:)
hi manjula,
I like this dessert. How can i make mango kheer.
Hello Manjula,
This recipe is great and very delicious. Only on this page the video is not shown.
Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKG2zZ1mJ7I
Thank you for making all these amazing recipes!
Hi info, some times you tube has problems mostly after few days video comes back.
hi,
this video is not seen here, but can be viewed on youtube.com
Manjulaji, if the same video can be uploaded here, that wud be great !