Rice Kheer

Recipe Type:	Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	147
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Basmati Rice
• 10 tbsp Sugar
• A few strands of Saffron
• 6 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tsp Raisins
• 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
• 1/2 cup Cashew Nut (thinly sliced)

Cooking Instructions:

• Take milk in a pot and bring it to a boil. Reduce the flame.
• Meanwhile wash the raw rice thoroughly.
• Add the rice into the boiling milk.
• When rice are half cooked, add little water if required.
• Mix sugar and cashew nut pieces with cooked rice.
• Stir continuously until it boils.
• Dissolve saffron in little milk.
• Add it to the cooked mixture with cardamom and raisins. Mix well. Rice kheer is ready to serve.

Suggestions:

• Soak rice in water for 30 minutes.
• Melt ghee in pan, add rice and fry until it is clear.
• Add milk to rice and simmer until liquid has been reduced by half.
• Add sugar and cook until dissolved.
• Add the nuts and simmer for a few minutes.
• Remove from heat and serve warm or cold.