Kheer

Name: Kheer
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon golden raisins; Pinch of saffron threads, soaked in 1 tablespoon hot milk; Pinch of saffron threads, soaked in 1 tablespoon hot milk; 2 tablespoons slivered almonds; 1 tablespoon chopped, skinned, unsalted pistachios; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 cardamom pods, slightly crushed; 4½ cups whole milk; ¼ cup long-grain rice

Preparation info

Serves:
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

This highly traditional Indian rice pudding is very liquid because it has barely any rice! The fact that it is only slightly sweetened makes it both refreshing and smoothly soothing.

Ingredients

¼ cup long-grain rice
4½ cups whole milk
2 cardamom pods

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put rice in a deep bowl and add enough cold water to cover by 1 to 2 inches. Swirl the rice around with your hand until the water becomes cloudy and then gently pour off the water being careful not to pour out the rice. Repeat the process 2 or 3 more times or until the rinsing wate