KESARIYA RICE KHEER / The Divine Saffron Kheer Recipe/केसरिया खीर
Rich creamy rice kheer with a delightful earthy taste and fragrance which comes by simmering the milk for an hour. The creaminess comes with the rice, cooked in the milk till it reaches a completely mashed consistency. Kesar/Saffron gives it a divine colour, flavour and fragrance
This classic rice kheer is the most popular rice-milk pudding amongst all the traditional Indian desserts.
No festivities, celebrations or occasion meals are completed without this kheer in India. Actually, this is a show stopper during the special meals. Not only this, this is one of the most popularly cooked desserts in the common households not only across the country but also the Indian subcontinent. This rice kheer is also served as the Prasaad (offerings) to God in many temples of India. Sharing the step by step procedure of this divine rice-milk kheer/pudding
Prep time – 20 min (soaking rice)
Cook time – 45-50 minutes (cooking at low flame)
Course – Dessert/Sweet dish
Cuisine – Indian
Author – Bharti Dhawan
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED
• Full fat milk – 1 lt
• Small grain rice/broken rice – 100 gms
• Sugar – 200 gms/to taste
• Saffron strands/Kesar – 8-10 nos
• Finely chopped Assorted nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachio, raisin) – 2 tbsp
STEP BY STEP
1- Keep a heavy bottom pan, non-stick pan or a pressure pan on flame with 1 lt of full fat milk
2- Allow the first boil at high flame then reduce to low after that
3- Now, add soaked rice and saffron strands and allow the milk to simmer. Stir at intervals. Gradually the kheer will get the saffron colour and flavour
4- When the milk is reduced to 70% add sugar and stir continuously to dissolve. Mash the kheer a little with the ladle so that it gets the right consistency and texture (the rice and milk should not seem to be separate)
5- Add half of chopped nuts and mix well.. Switch off the flame now
6- Tasty Kesariya Rice Kheer is ready. Garnish this with remaining nuts on top and serve the yummy kheer hot or at room temperature
A FEW MORE INDIAN TRADITION DISHES TO DEVOUR
SEVIYAN KHEER/VERMESELLI KHEER
ELANEER PAYSAM /TENDER COCONUT KHEER
