Rice kheer recipe (Indian rice pudding) Chawal ki kheer
Making rice kheer at home is very easy. Learn how to make kheer with this easy, no-fail recipe.
Servings 2
Calories 358kcal
Ingredients
For rice kheer recipe:
- ¼ cup Long grain rice or Basmati rice
- 2 ½ cups Milk
- ¼ cup Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder
- few strands Saffron
- ½ tablespoon Almonds chopped
- ½ tablespoon Cashew nuts chopped
- ½ tablespoon Raisins
Instructions
Preparation:
- Wash the rice under running cold water till water runs clear.
- Soak them in enough water for 20-30 minutes.
- While rice is soaking, chop the nuts and keep it aside.
- After soaking time, discard the water.
Making rice kheer recipe:
- Take milk in a heavy bottom pan. Turn the heat on medium.
- Let the milk come to a boil.
- Once it starts boiling, add rice.
- Stir well and let it simmer on low-medium heat 20-25 minutes. Or till the rice is tender and cooked. Do stir every five minutes and make sure that rice or milk is not sticking to the pan.
- Check by pinching the rice grain, it will mash very easily. When you take a spoonful of it and pour it back, rice and milk stay separate.
- Now add sugar and cardamom powder. Stir it well.
- Also add saffron strands and chopped cashews, almonds and raisins.
- Mix well. let it simmer for 6-7 minutes. It should be thick now.
- How to check right consistency: take ladleful of kheer and pour it back. rice and milk should fall together in the same flow. They should not be separated like earlier.
- Once you get this consistency then turn off the stove.
Nutrition
Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 61.3g | Protein: 12.4g | Fat: 8.2g | Saturated Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 242mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 40.3g | Calcium: 290mg | Iron: 0.4mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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