Kheer - Rice Pudding
Here is a one-pot no fail recipe for a favourite dessert, kheer. This requires a lot of stirring, but not much more other than that! This is an exceptionally simple, delicious recipe to have on hand
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 cups full-fat milk
- 1/2 cup basmati rice
- 5 pods cardamom seeds (elaichi)
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions
- 1
Pour the milk into a pot and bring to a soft simmer on medium heat
- 2
Whilst the milk is heating, put the pods of cardamom seeds into a plastic bag and beat them with a rolling pin till the black seeds from inside the pod are released, as shown in the picture. Discard the skins
- 3
Once the milk is simmering, add in the rest of the ingredients. Allow it to simmer, uncovered for 1.5 hours, or until your desired consistency is reached
- 4
You will need to stir the kheer often and scrape the bottom of the pot to prevent it from sticking. If a filmy layer (malai) forms on top, simply mix it in. Don't worry if the stirring breaks some of the rice - this will give the kheer a good texture.
- 5
When the kheer is done, garnish with nuts and/or dried fruit. Enjoy!