Recipe : Kesaria Kheer

Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Basmati or polished rice – 2 tbsp

• Milk – ½ litre

• Sugar – 6 tbsp

• Saffron – few threads

• Green cardamom pods – 2 to 3 (crushed)

• Nutmeg – ½ tsp

• Sliced almonds and chopped pistachio to garnish – 2 tbsp

Method :

• Wash and soak rice for 15 to 20 minutes.

• Soak saffron in 2 tsp lukewarm milk and keep aside.

• Pour the milk in a thick bottomed pan.

• Heat on medium flame for 1-2 minutes.

• Drain the water from the rice and add it to the milk.

• Boil on low flame stirring it continuously for 15-20 minutes till the rice is well cooked.

• Now add sugar, saffron, cardamom and nutmeg and cook further for 10 minutes on low flame till you get a creamy consistency.

• Serve garnished with almonds and pistachio.