Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Sweet Pongal

 


Ingredients

1/2 cup rice (I used ambemohar) - kolam, sona masoori or basmati can be used too
1/4 cup moong dal
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup jaggery 
1 cup milk
2 cups water
4 cardamom (peeled and powdered)
2 tbs broken cashews
2 tbs raisins
pinch of edible camphor (if available)


Method

Wash and rinse the rice and moong dal. Drain all the water and keep aside. Add 1 tbs of ghee to a pressure cooker or Instantpot. Add the rinsed rice and moong dal and roast till there is a nice aroma. Add the milk and water and mix well. Cover and pressure cook - 4 to 5 whistles in cooker or 21 mins in the instantpot with valve closed. Once done, let the pressure release naturally. Mash and mix the dal and rice together. Mix in 1 tbs ghee and mix well again.
In a saucepan add the jaggery and 2 tbs water. Let the jaggery melt. Add this to the mashed rice and dal mixture and mix well. Add cardamom powder and edible camphor (if using). 
In a small pan add the 1 tbs ghee. When it gets hot add the cashews and the raisins. Turn the heat off and let the cashews and the raisins simmer. Add this to the pongal. Serve warm.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Apple Pie Cake (with a crunchy cinnamon sugar topping)

Apple pie is one of those American Desserts that makes you go 'yes please!'. I have always loved apple pie with the flaky crust and the gooey apple cinnamon filling. Well, I had no patience to make the pie crust and I wanted to have an apple pie. What is the next best thing to do? Yes, you try and make a cake that tastes like the apple pie.
While I was looking for pie crust recipes - I had stumbled upon this cake recipe. Something that had been on my mind but never got to the oven. I took inspiration from this recipe at 'Pinch of Yum'
I tweaked the recipe a bit in terms of the sugar I used (used a little less than mentioned) and the amount of apples I used too (used a bit more - just because I did not want to munch on raw apples). I also had an orange sitting on my table, so used the zest and the juice. Was not my intention to change the recipe......... lets just say.....it happened.
We loved the cake. It tasted good warm and cold. And we had it with a side of vanilla ice-cream on one occasion too.



Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
2 cups chopped apples
1 teaspoon allspice powder
1 teaspoon orange zest
4 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


Method

Preheat the oven to 325 F and grease a 9X13 pan. 
Cut the apples into small pieces and add the orange juice to it (this will prevent it from browning). Sieve the flour, allspice powder, baking powder and baking soda together and keep aside. In a bowl, mix the brown sugar, oil, buttermilk and egg. No need to beat the mixture. To this add the vanilla extract and the orange zest and mix well. To this add the dry flour mixture and incorporate the mixture well. Add the chopped apples and incorporate everything well. I used a spatula to do this. Pour the batter into the 9X13 pan and spread it evenly using the spatula. 
Mix together the butter, cinnamon powder and sugar. Using your fingers spread this mixture on top of the batter very evenly. Pop it into the oven.
The recipe said bake for 45 minutes. Insert a toothpick and check for doneness. If it comes out clean, your cake is baked, if not, you need to bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. 
At 45 minutes my cake was still very raw. So, I had to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. 
Remove from oven and cool a bit. Slice and serve warm with vanilla ice-cream or just like that. 

Friday, February 14, 2014

Masala Dudh & Fresh Strawberry PannaCotta (Veg)


Today is Valentines Day - well, its the day of love and hearts - Its a day of red and pink overdose. Come to think of it........ why should we celebrate love only on one day???? Why cannot everyday be a celebration of love???? 
Well, Valentines Day has no particular significance at our place - According to my hubby........ everyday is Valentines Day if we can make it happen - and I agree with him.
Well - everyone was making something special for Valentines Day - and I wanted to try this dessert for ages. So, took the opportunity and made it. Very happy with the way it turned out. Hubby is not a great fan of milk based desserts - the only one he likes is rasgullas. Even he gave me a thumbs-up for this.
I remember as a kid we used to get these packets called 'china grass' - there were various flavors available - pista, chocolate, strawberry, mango. kesar, elaichi and many more. I used to love the milk jelly - yes, thats what we called it.
After I started cooking, I found out that china grass is actually 'agar agar' a veg substitute for gelatin and is used to make vegetarian jelly, pannacotta and many other such desserts. It is actually a seaweed used in Southeast Asian cuisine. That is what I have used in this too. Makes it fully vegetarian.



Ingredients

9 strawberries
6 tablespoons sugar - divided (add more if you want it more sweet or less if you want it less sweet)
1 cup water
1 & 1/2 cups milk (I used 2%)
1 tablespoon dudh (milk) masala (I used Everest)
7 grams agar-agar flakes


Method

Quarter the strawberries and add 2 tablespoons of sugar to it. Let it sit for about an hour. In the meantime, bring the 1 cup water to a boil and add the agar agar to it. You have to be patient as the agar agar will take some time to get completely dissolved - almost 15 minutes. Once it is dissolved, you will get a nice liquid without any particles. Keep this aside. In another saucepan, add the milk and the remaining 4 tablespoons of  sugar and bring it to a boil. To this, add the dudh masala and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
Now, back to the strawberries - In the one hour that the strawberries were left with the sugar, they will have released some water and the sugar gets dissolved. Grind this into a fine paste and set aside.
Now divide the agar agar solution into 1/4th cup and 3/4th cup. Add the 1/4th cup to the strawberry mixture and mix well - add the 3/4th cup to the milk mixture and mix well.
Now to assemble them - I had used 4 medium sized ramekins - you can use small ramekins too or you can even use a silicon mold which has those beautiful flower or any other designs. I am still awaiting my silicon mold, thanks to the weather - its taking its own sweet time coming to me. Here is the link - Rose Mold
Add the milk mixture about 1/2 of the ramekin/mold. Let it set for about 15 to 20 minutes at room temperature and then in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes. Now add the strawberry mixture to the top of the milk mixture - just to form a small thin layer, about 1/4th inch. Now let it set in the refrigerator for about 3 to 4 hours.
Before serving, dip the bowl in some hot water, then run a knife along the edge of the pudding/pannacotta and invert onto a plate. And enjoy this yummy goodness.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Patoli inspired Kheer

After moving to the US about 7 years ago - I started missing a lot of things that I had taken for granted while in India - especially the traditional food items. I quickly got around to learning how to cook those delicacies with the help of my Mom and various recipe books that I had got from India.
Patoli - a very traditional konkani dish made with rice and coconut and jaggery that is steamed in turmeric leaves - well, this dish was genuinely missed as I could not find turmeric leaves anywhere here. Finally, one day while surfing the net I saw that turmeric leaves could be grown at home by plating the turmeric roots thats were easily available int eh Indian store here. The wet turmeric root looks very much like ginger root, but is a a bit leaner and does have a strong turmeric aroma to it and is ofcorse yellow.
So, I got those turmeric roots and got a big planter with soil and planted the roots. I was waiting patiently for over 2 months and then finally I saw a tiny shoot appear. And now after about 4 months, I have a turmeric plant at home. The leaves are still not as big as we need them to make patoli............ but, hopefully next year it will happen.
But - what about the craving for patoli..............
Well, I was making Cheppi Kheeri for Janmashtami anyways - thats a rice kheer with milk and turmeric leaves to infuse some aroma and its got no sugar. So just thought of making some sweet kheer also - thus came the Patoli inspired kheer. Its rice, milk, turmeric leaves, jaggery and some coconut. Tasted just like Patoli. 

Ingredients

1/2 cup any aromatic rice (ambemohur, basmati, jasmine) - I used ambemohur
2 cups milk
4 turmeric leaves
1 cup jaggery (you can add more if you want it sweeter)
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

Wash the rice in water untill you get absolutely clear water. In a saucepan add the rice and the milk and crush the turmeric leaves (leave them whole) - if you can, tie them in a knot before adding to the milk and rice mixture. Cook this mixture on a medium flame untill the rice is cooked fully. Keep stirring occasionally. Once the rice is cooked, add the coconut flakes, jaggery and the cardamom powder and let it simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes. Let it cool down a bit. Before serving, remove the turmeric leaves and serve warm, at room temperature or cold.
If you wish to - you can add some cashew, raisins, almonds etc.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Atte ka Halwa - Karah Prashad

Someone asked about this awesome sweet dish on one of the foodie groups I follow on Facebook - and boy there was a lot of discussion and exchange of recipes for this dish. I started craving for some of it after reading all the posts. 
This is a nice dish just like the sooji ka halwa and is yummy. It is also generally the prasad/prashad that is served at a 'Gurudwara'. A friend's grandmom (we called her Babi) had thought me how to make this a long long time ago - I had made it just once after getting the recipe and never cooked this halwa after that - ofcorse the best stuff was available at the Gurudwara close to home (back in India)
I had forgotten about this yummy stuff - Been over 8 years since I had some of this halwa - Thanks to the question asked by the person on the group and thanks to all the yummy pictures and yummy recipes posted by everyone - I craved for it - I just made it using 'Babi's' recipe. Loved having it after lunch as some dessert.


Ingredients

1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup wheat four (atta)
2 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped almonds (or any other nut of your choice)
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

In a karahi or heavy based pot warm the ghee till it melts and forms small bubbles.. Add the wheat flour and mix well on medium low heat. Keep stirring till you get a nice aroma and the flour changes color to a nice caramel one - this would take about 15 minutes.  atta and mix on low heat. Add the water - be very careful as it will sizzle and water bubbles can burn your hand and fingers. Once the water is added, mix the wheat and ghee into it very well so that no lumps are formed. This will slowly start looking less watery and more like a halwa. Now add the sugar and cardamom powder and half of the chopped almonds and mix well till all the sugar is melted. Keep stirring till the halwa leaves the sides of the pan and everything comes together. Remove it into a serving dish and garnish with the balance almonds. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Fruit Cake

I have been wanting to bake this Christmas cake since forever - but, somehow was always scared to cook with rum and was really not sure if I had the patience in me to wait for the cooking time of almost 4 to 5 hours. 
This year - I got over all those fears and decided to bake a Christmas Fruit cake - also called the 'boozy' cake. even before I could look at recipes, we got the darkest rum available in the wine shop and then got some raisins, sultana, dried cherries, tutti fruti and dried cranberries. Mixed them all with the rum and saved it in an airtight container and let it stay there for over 3 months.
Then started looking for recipes. There are a lot of them over there and google threw a wonderful array of amazing recipes for me to look at. I read and read and read and got confused every-time  Finally i stumbled upon the recipe at deliaonline - how to bake a Christmas cake - one of the oldest and the most sought after recipes. So, decided to go ahead and make this one. It was a tad bit tough as the recipe has measurements in grams and ounces - I personally find it easier if the measurements are in cups and spoons - so, started to fist get the conversion of the measurements - then made a few changes, as the fruits were already soaking and were not as mentioned in the recipe - moreover, used rum instead of brandy - used allspice powder instead of the traditional nutmeg and cinnamon powders - did not used blanched almonds, but used slivered almonds inside the cake batter itself. But, overall, we were very very happy with the outcome. It did not feel that 'boozy' - because we baked this cake 2 days before Christmas and it was fed rum for just two days - he he he.
I hope to make this cake for next Christmas atleast a month in advance and feed it with rum for about 15 days atleast.



Ingredients

1 cup raisins
1 cup sultanas
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup tutti fruti (fruit peels)
1 cup slivered almonds
1/2 cup dark rum
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 teaspoon allspice powder
1 cup unsalted butter
1¼ cups packed brown sugar
4 large eggs, beaten to mix
1 tbsp honey
juice of half lemon
additional rum for 'feeding'

Method

Take the raisins, sultanas, dried cherries, dried cranberries, tutti fruit in a large bowl and mix it with rum. Cover and allow to soak overnight at room temperature - Or as we did, keep it in an airtight container and let it soak for over 3 months.
Line an 9 inch spring-form pan with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 275°F (140°C). Sift the flour, salt and spice together in a large bowl. Cream the butter and sugar together until blended well and the mixture looks light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs and mix well till its a nice and fluffy mixture.
Stir in the dry ingredients (flour, spice and salt) and mix well till everything is blended together - take care not to over mix or over beat the mixture. Mix in the rum soaked fruits, slivered almonds, honey and the lemon juice and fold everything together.
Spoon the cake mixture into the spring-foam pan and level the surface. Cover the top of the cake with a double square of parchment paper with a 50 cents-size hole in the center (this gives extra protection during the long slow cooking). Place the spring-foam on a cookie sheet and bake the cake on the lowest shelf of the oven for 4½-5 hours. Delia says that sometimes it can take up to ½-¾ hour longer than this, but in any case don't look till at least 4 hours have passed.
Cool the cake in the tin, then remove it to a wire rack to finish cooling. Make small holes in the top and base of the cake with a cocktail stick or small skewer, then spoon over a few teaspoons of rum and cover it fully and let it rest.You can now feed it a few teaspoons of rum everyday until you need to ice it or eat it.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Phirni (Rice Pudding)


Ingredients

1/4 cup any fragrant rice (basmati would do fine - I used ambemohar)
1/2 gallon milk (whole milk is best - I used fat free milk)
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1/4 cup chopped pistachios
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
pinch of saffron

Method

Wash the rice very well about 4 times. Then let it soak in enough water for about an hour. Drain the water from the rice and coarsely ground the rice in a mixer/grinder. In a saucepan, add the milk and the rice and mix well. to this add the cinnamon stick and the cloves and let the mixture heat on low flame. Let the rice cook fully, you will have to take care to stir the mixture ever so often so as not to burn the milk at the bottom. Once the rice is fully cooked - it takes about 2 to 3 hours (I never said its a quick process), you can discard the cinnamon stick and the cloves. Now add the cardamom powder, the saffron, the pistachios, raisins and the sugar. Mix everything well and let it simmer for about 15 minutes.
Refrigerate the phirni for about 2 to 3 before serving. Ideally, this is served in earthen bowls.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Jalebi

My husband and I love sweets and he loves Jalebis as much as he loves rasgullas. I wanted to make jalebis for him for some time now. Somehow I never got around it due to some reason or the other. Finally I found the ketchup bottle with the round pointy nozzle at walmart and got it and  decided to make these yummy treats yesterday. They turned out pretty good and tasty for a first time jalebi maker
Ofcorse the recipe - various recipe books that I own and my moms old recipe book came to my rescue - Used the yeast to make the batter ferment quickly to make instant jalebis. I remember Mom making this and letting the batter ferment overnight 

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
4 tablespoons yogurt
3/4 cup warm water
2 tablespoon besan/gram flour
2 tablespoons rice flour
2 teaspoons melted ghee
1 teaspoon yeast
1/4 teaspoon yellow food color (optional)
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 tablespoon rose water
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
8 to 9 strands of saffron
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
oil for deep frying
chopped nuts for garnish

Method

Mix yeast and 2 teaspoons of warm water and let it ferment for about 10 minutes. In a mixing bowl, add all purpose flour, gram flour and rice flour and mix well. To this and add yogurt, melted ghee and food colour along with the foamed yeast and the rest of the water and mix well with a spoon in a circular motion to form a smooth batter with no lumps. Let this batter stand for an hour and ferment - it will double in size. Mix this fermented batter again to get it smooth. Spoon the batter into the Icing bag/ketchup bottle with a small hole nozzle to get jalebis in the hot oil.
In a saucepan, add sugar and water and bring  it to a boil. Add cardamom, saffron, rose water and lemon juice and mix well for about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to a very low flame or if you are using an electric stove keep it on a warm side.
Heat oil in wide pan - it should be about an inch oil from the bottom of pan. Heat the oil at medium temperature. Check the temperature of oil by dropping a tiny drop of batter into it - the batter should immediately come to the surface of the oil without changing the color. Take icing bag/ketchup bottle with the batter in it  and squeeze out the batter in circular motion into the hot oil. Turn the jalebis around to cook the other side. Fry till they are golden and crispy. Drain excess oil into the pan and place the jalebis in the sugar syrup for a minute flipping the jabeli so that sugar syrup coats both sides evenly.
Transfer to a serving plate. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve warm or cold.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Rasgullas

I am a member of a group which belongs to food lovers - Food lovers who love to cook and eat and also share their recipes.
Vidya Pachi is a part of this group and she had made rasgullas which looked yummy and the recipe was the most simplest one. Thank you Vidya Pachi for the simple rasgulla recipe.
My husband is a huge fan of rasgullas and hence I made an attempt to cook them. 

The only change I made was adding cardamom powder to the chenna (home made paneer), making the rasgulla syrup with saffron and adding a small mishri in the middle of the rasgulla before boiling to get a hollow center - this trick, I remember my oldest cousin doing it to get extra spongy rasgullas.


Ingredients

1/2 gallon whole milk
juice from 2 whole lemons
1 & 1/2 cup sugar
4 cups water
pinch of saffron
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
25 mishris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishri) - I had bought all of them of a uniform size from an Indian store nearby

Method

Bring the milk to a boil and then add the lemon juice to let it curdle. Mix well untill the water separates from the milk. Strain this mixture into a muslin/cheese cloth and tie it up well to drain all the whey (water) out. Put some heavy can on the pack containing the milk solids to let go of any more water. The milk solids that remain is called 'chenna' - this is used to make the rasgullas.
Take the chenna and mix it well with your fingers to form a soft dough. This process of kneading takes up atleast 10 minutes. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Make small round balls - smaller than a golf ball by adding a mishri in the middle. Let them sit.
In a pressure cooker add the water and sugar and the saffron. Mix well and put it on medium heat. When the sugar dissolves add the rasgullas and close the lid and let it cook under pressure for 2 whistles. Be careful to have enough space fro the rasgullas to float or else they will stick to each other.
Remove into a serving bowl and cool it in the refrigerator - Rasgullas are ready to be served.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Pear & Ginger Cake


The other day I was reading a recipe book I had picked up from Home Goods - it was all about baking. One of the titles caught my eye - 'Pear & Ginger Cake' - Loved the flavor combo and thought of making it. I just added some cardamom and some nutmeg to add my touch to the flavors (I love nutmeg). It was a wonderful way to get back to baking. How I had missed my bowl mixer and my cake pans and my oven too :). The cake turned out nice and was over within no time :)

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
3/4 cup superfine sugar
1 1/4 cup maida/refined flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon ground ginger
3 eggs (at room temperature)
2 pears (peeled, cored and thinly sliced) - brush them with lemon juice to avoid them from getting dark
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 cardamom pods (peeled and finely crushed)
pinch of crushed nutmeg

Method

Lightly grease a deep 8 inch cake pan with butter and then dust it all over with flour and keep it aside.
Mix together the butter and sugar and eggs and beat well till its smooth and fluffy. Then add the flour little by little and mix till its a smooth consistency. Then add the ground ginger, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder and baking powder and mix well till all is incorporated.
Spoon this cake mixture into the prepared cake pan and level the surface with a spatula very lightly. Arrange the pear slices over the batter and grease it with some butter and sprinkle the brown sugar.
Bake in a preheated over (350 degrees Fahrenheit/180 degrees Celsius) for 35 to 40 minutes untill the cake top is golden and it is springy to touch.
Cool on a cooling rack.
Can be eaten slightly warm with a dollop of vanilla ice-cream or just like that :)

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Moong Dal Halwa



Ingredients

1 cup yellow moong dal
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup ghee
1/2 cup khoya - I used milk powder instead
a pinch of saffron
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
slivered almonds for garnish

Method

Soak the moong dal in water for 6 t 7 hours. Once they are soft, coarse grind them - add very little water if required to do so.
In a karahi add the ghee and to this add the ground moong dal. Mix it well on medium heat and stir at all times. When the mixture has no more water and it turns to a nice golden brown, add the suagr and the khoya and mix well. The mixture should be incorporated well. Now add the saffron, cardamom powder and the slivered almonds and mix well.
Serve as a nice and warm dessert after yummy dinner.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Moong Dal Kheer

Ingredients

1 cup split moong dal (yellow ones)
1 cup jaggery - shredded
1 tin coconut milk (unsweetened)
10 to 11 stands of saffron
1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
2 teaspoons ghee/clarified butter
some cashews
some raisins
slivered almonds

Method

In a saucepan add the ghee and roast the dal till it turns pink and golden. Then add about 2 cups of water and let it cook. Moong dal cooks fast so this should be done in 20 minutes. mash the cooked dal well. To this add the jaggery and the coconut milk and bring it t a boil. Be careful to keep stirring the mixture to avoid curdling. Once it comes to a boil, get it on medium heat and let it simmer till the jaggery is melted and the mixture is all incorporated well. To this add the saffron and cardamom powder.
Fry the cashews, almonds and raisins in some ghee and add it to the kheer as garnish.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Falooda

Ingredients

For 1 glass of falooda
4 tablespoons Rose syrup
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons basil seeds (tukmariya/subza) - soaked in water
2 tablespoons vermicelli - cooked as per instructions on packet
4 scoops vanilla ice-cream (you could add more or less as per your liking)
2 tablespoons of jelly - tutti fruti flavour (optional)

Method

In a tall glass - first add the rose syrup, to this add the basil seeds then the vermicelli and milk. Top it with ice-cream and if you like some nice tutti fruti jelly.
Give a long spoon while serving.
Just before eating - mix everything well and savor the falooda.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Gulab Jamuns (made with milk powder)

Ingredients
1 cup skimmed milk powder
1/4 cup all purpose flour (maida)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
milk to knead the dough
ghee (clarified butter) for frying the jamuns
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 to 3 pinches of cardamom powder
4 tablespoons mixture of chopped nuts - almonds, pistachios, cashews
a few strands of saffron


Method

Mix the milk powder, baking powder and all purpose flour and knead into a dough with milk. Be careful to add very little milk - as the milk powder absorbs liquid fast and get mushy. You may not require more than 1/4 cup milk. Add 1 teaspoon of ghee and mix well - this is done to avoid the mixture from sticking to your fingers.  Leave the dough for half an hour to set.
Make a mixture of the water and sugar and bring it to a boil. When it boils - add the saffron, cardamom and the chopped nuts. Place this mixture in a serving bowl.
Make small balls of the dough - you should be able to make about 25 to 28 balls.  Fry them in ghee at medium heat - they will take about 7 to 10 minutes to get golden brown. Once done - remove them from the ghee and add it to the hot sugar syrup.
let it stand for 45 minutes to an hour - this way the sugar syrup goes deep into the jamuns.
You can eat it hot or cold.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Rice Kheer


Ingredients

1/2 Gallon Whole Milk
1/2 Cup half-cooked Basmati Rice
1 tin evaporated milk1 1/2 Cup Sugar
A pinch of Kesar
A pinch of Cardamom powder
Raisins
Slivered Almonds

Method

Wash the basmati rice in water and let it soak for 1 hour. Cook untill it is half cooked. Drain water and keep aside.

In a nonstick saucepan add the milk and the evaporated milk with the kesar and let it simmer on a low flame. Bring it to a boil. Add the rice to it. Put the flame on medium. Keep stirring the milk and rice mixture to prevent it from burning. Let it boil and let the rice cook. When the rice cooks completely, add the slivered almonds, raisins and the cardamom powder. Then add the sugar and let it simmer on low flame for anotheer 5 to 10 minutes. If you wish the rice to be overcooked - just let it stay on the flame for another 15 to 20 minutes (I did it)

Kheer is ready to be served hot, warm or cold - as you like it :)
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