KESARI KHEER

INGREDIENTS
1 cup basmati or any rice of your choice
1.5 ltr milk
1 can condensed milk
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 cup nuts of your choice
few strands of saffron

METHOD
Wash rice and soak in water for about 30 minutes.

Dissolve few strands of saffron in 1/2 cup cold milk and keep aside.

Keep milk on heavy-bottomed pan for boiling. Add cardamom powder and let it simmer on low flame for 15-20 minutes.


Add rice and let it cook and keep stirring till rice dissolves completely in milk. This takes around 30-45 minutes.
Add condensed milk, keep stirring and cook for another 15-20 minute.

Add dissolved kesar with milk.
Add nuts and mix well.

Turn off the flame and let it come down to room temperature.

Keep it in fridge to chill!

Pictorial:

1. Soak rice in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes.
















2. Soak saffron in 1/2 cup cold milk for 30 minutes.

3. Till then boil milk.

4. Add 1 tsp of cardamom powder. Simmer milk for 15-20 minutes.

5. Now add rice in it. Simmer it for 30 minutes stirring continuously till rice is cooked and blended.

6. Add 1 can of condensed milk.

7. Cook again for 15 minutes stirring continuously and keep mashing rice with help of ladle.

8. Now pour saffron.

9. Add chopped almonds, pista, raisins, cashews. Mix well. Keep it in fridge for 4-5 hours.

10. Serve chilled.