About this Recipe

Cooking Time

10

Prep Time

5

Cuisine

  • Indian

Serves

4

cooking style


Stove Top

PROTEIN / DIET


Rice pudding is a traditional favorite english dessert, that many Australian families make as a winter desert staple. When i came across this rice kheer, an Indian desert on my trip to southern India, i knew i had to make it. Rice kheer is made with milk , rice, sugar and condensed milk. The dish is delicately spiced with Cardamom, cinnamon and cloves it gives a wonderful delicate sweet spice undertone that elevates the humble rice pudding to a new level.

In Southern India, a similar rice pudding is cooked and called rice payasam. Rice payasam is made with milk and coconut milk.

Cooking Tips:

  • Add rose water to enhance the flavour.
  • Always use whole milk for making kheer. This will give it a creamy texture.
  • You can add saffron for enhanced flavour. Crush some strands and add them to warm milk. Once a nice yellow colour appears, cook the kheer for 20-25 minutes and add saffron.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are rice pudding and rice kheer the same?

Yes, the terms are used interchangeably for the same dish. Rice kheer is also called rice pudding. Rice kheer is usually known as Indian rice pudding. You will find it with typical Indian flavours such as cardamom and saffron. Some variations ado contain rose water or kewra water flavours.

Can rice kheer be made sugar free?

Yes. All you need to do is add sugar-free sweeteners in place of sugar once the kheer is done.

Can you Make vegan Kheer?

Yes, definitely! The only thing that makes Kheer non-vegan is whole milk. So in place of regular milk, you can use almond milk. Don’t worry about the taste. It will taste equally good. Also, you should not roast the rice with ghee in the beginning to keep the recipe vegan.

Which type of rice should be used for kheer?

Kheer is most commonly made from basmati rice. It adds a subtle fragrance & delicious aroma to the dish. But you can experiment with any other fragrant variety as well. Even a regular variety of rice works fine.

Why has the rice become lumpy in kheer?

If you cook the rice grains or reduce milk by cooking it too much, then rice in the kheer will become lumpy. If this happens, just add some more milk in the kheer and press the lumps with a spatula to break them.

Why has milk turned brown? Is it burned?

Stir the rice frequently while simmering the milk to ensure that the milk does not become brown or burn from the bottom of the pan. Use a wide-mouthed pan. Make sure to cook the rice kheer on a low flame.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp The Spice People’s Mexican Tex Mex
  • 1000g beef mince
  • 2 beef stock cube
  • 2 400g tin crushed tomatoes
  • 8 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 carrots, finely diced
  • 2 red pepper, finely diced
  • salt
  • 3 tbsp The Spice People’s Mexican Tex Mex
  • 1500g beef mince
  • 3 beef stock cube
  • 3 400g tin crushed tomatoes
  • 12 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 6 carrots, finely diced
  • 3 red pepper, finely diced
  • salt

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Method

  1. heat ghee or butter in a saucepan, add the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick, saute for 3 mins. Add the nuts and dried fruits, saute a further 2 min.
  2. Add the milk , sugar and bring to the boil and simmer until the sugar is dissolved.Add the cooked rice and condensed milk and simmer for 10 min to develop the flavour.Serve warm or cold.

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