Rice Pudding

Name: Rice Pudding (Kheer)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2 litres Whole Milk; 150 g Rice; 250 g Sugar; Almonds and Pistachios (half chopped, half crushed); Almonds and Pistachios (half chopped, half crushed); ½ tsp Kewra Essence; 4 small Cardamoms

Kheer

Preparation info

Serves:
6
persons

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Kheer is a traditional Pakistani dessert made with milk, rice, and sugar. This recipe belongs to my Nani’s sister, Wajjo Khala, who was undeniably one of the BEST cooks in our family.

Ingredients

2 litres Whole Milk
150 g Rice
250 g

Asia
Pakistan
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Heat milk in a pot with the crushed cardamoms, mixing continuously until it comes to a boil.

Then add soaked rice and keep mixing until the milk boils again.

Decrease the flame and cook for at least 5 to 6 hours (the milk will reduce and the colour will become slightly pinkish as it cooks).

When the mixture becomes thick, blend it and add sugar, kewra, a