Kheer 🍚 Cardamom Rice Pudding

Description

Creamy, fragrant, and gently sweet — slow-simmered milk with rice, cardamom, and saffron for a cozy spoonful of comfort 🤍🥄.
Hook: One pot, 35 minutes, luxurious texture without cream ⚡

Ingredients

• 🌾 Short-grain rice (rinsed): 70 g (⅓ cup / 2.5 oz)
• 🥛 Whole milk: 1 L (4 cups / 34 fl oz)
• 🍬 Sugar: 60–80 g (3–4 tbsp / 2.1–2.8 oz), to taste
• 🌿 Ground cardamom: ½ tsp (1.5 g)
• 💛 Saffron threads (optional): a pinch, soaked in 1 tbsp (15 ml) warm milk
• 🧂 Tiny pinch of salt
• 🥜 Chopped pistachios/almonds, for topping: 2–3 tbsp (20–30 g / 0.7–1 oz)
• 🌹 Rose water (optional): ½ tsp (2.5 ml)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ In a heavy wide pot, combine milk and rinsed rice. Bring to a gentle simmer.
2. 2️⃣ Cook over low heat, stirring often and scraping the sides, 25–30 min until the rice is soft and the milk reduced and creamy.
3. 3️⃣ Stir in sugar, cardamom, saffron milk (if using), and salt; simmer 3–4 min more.
4. 4️⃣ Off heat, add rose water (optional). Rest 5 min; the kheer thickens as it cools.
5. 5️⃣ Serve warm or chilled, topped with pistachios/almonds.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 5 min

🔥 Cook: 30 min

⏳ Total: 35 min

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