Rice Kheer

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice – 1/2 cup
Milk – 3 cups (preferably full cream milk)
Sugar – 1 cups (adjust as per taste)
Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 tsp (or Cardamom Powder)
Cashew Nuts – 10
Raisins – 8
Pistachios – 8
Salt a pinch
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Saffron – 6 strands soaked in 2 tbsps of lukewarm milk

Method:

1. 1. Wash rice thorughly and pressure cook the rice.
   2. Cook the pressure cooked rice with milk on medium flame until the milk reduces to 3/4rth quantity.
   3. Now add sugar and cinnamon powder. Mix well and continue to cook for 8-10 minutes in low flame, stirring occasionally.
   4. Meanwhile, heat ghee in a pan, and roast cashew nuts and raisins.
   5. Add saffron milk to the cooking kheer. Mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame and turn off the heat.

1. Add salt, roasted cashew nuts, raisins and pistachios.
2. Serve hot or chilled.