Rice Pudding (KHEER)

Traditional Sweet Indian Dish from India made during different festivals whether its Holi, Diwali, Eid, or Rakhi.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup Rice
• Sugar (as per taste)
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom(Elaichi) powder
• 1 tsp sliced Cashew(Kaju)
• 1 tsp sliced Almonds (Cashew)
• 1 tsp sliced Pistachio (Pista)
• 1 tsp raisin (Kishmish)

STEP BY STEP TO MAKE RICE PUDDING (KHEER)

1. Rinse rice couple of times and then soak the rice in enough water for half an hour.
2. Take a saucepan or heavy wide pan and pour 2 cups of milk in it.
3. Keep the pan on low to medium heat. Stir in between so that milk does not stick at the bottom of the pan.
4. Let the milk come to boil. 
5. After the milk comes to boil, drain all the water from rice and add it to the hot boiling milk.  Mix it very well.
6. Simmer and cook rice on a low flame. (No need to cover the pan while rice is cooking.)
7. cook the rice till they are half cooked or 50% done.
8. then add sugar 7 tsp of sugar (as per your taste) and mix it properly.
9. Meanwhile you can also add cashew (Kaju), Almonds (Badam) and Pistachio (Pista), so that they also get soft while milk is boiling.
10. Continue to cook rice on a low to medium flame. Stir during interval and simmer till the rice is almost cooked.
11. Then add 1/2 tsp of cardamom Powder (Elaichi powder).
12. Again mix and continue to cook.
13. Switch off the flame when the rice  grains are completely cooked. The Kheer will also thicken. On cooling Kheer will thicken more. Scrape milk solid from sides and add to kheer.
14. Lastly add 1 tsp of Raisins (Kishmish) and mix it.
15. Pour the Kheer in Serving bowl and serve.

NOTES

1. Almonds can be soaked overnight. Then Peel out the skin and slice it.
2. You can also soak almond in hot water for 30-45 minutes.
3. Always add Raisin (Kishmish) once the rice pudding (Kheer) is completely cooked).
4. You can also add Saffron and to rice pudding (While milk is getting boiled, take 1 tsp of milk in bowl and add pinch of saffron to it and keep aside. Once kheer is completely cooked then you can dissolve saffron milk in it.)