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 Manjula aunty! i am going to try this recipe tomorrow, hopefully it will turn out great. I love all your recipes, they are easy to make and always turn out good. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful cooking skills with us.
Hello,
I just wanted to point out that the youtube video link for this recipe, Kheer (Rice Pudding), dosent seem to be working.
Eagerly waiting
The youtube video makes it much easier to follow the recipe thanks
Hi Manjula aunty,
U almost saved my life by introducing this website it’s like a dream come true. I can actually cook thanks to u … U r just like a mother to me…. Thanks
Hello,
I want to cook kheer for 18 people can u plz tell me how much is the milk require in gallons and how much is the rice required.
I am great lover of ur recipies…specially shukurpare and besan pare.
Thanks
Madhulika,
This is a easy recipe to multiply.
hi,
The video for this dish is not accessible !
It says the video is removed by the user !!
regards,
Beena Jose
is it okay if i don’t ad saffron
Dear Manujulji,
What a wonderful site. Thankyou.
Just a very basic question … do we use basmati rice or plain raw rice for kheers??
Anita,
You can use either rice; I keep the basmati rice so for all the recipes I use Basmati.
Faithful reader and user of your recipes Manjula. This one is a favorite…comfort food for sure!
hello Manjula,,
this is an amazing recipe..could you please demonstrate the recipe for Carrot kheer too,,please…
Thanks,,I just love your website…
Serena