Kheer (Indian Rich and creamy rice pudding)

Servings: 6

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🧂 Ingredients

1 Wash the rice, drain excess water. Bring the rice and milk to the boil. Cook,
stirring constantly, till the rice is tender and the milk is thick.
2 Add sugar and cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add
saffron, almonds, pistachios, and green cardamom powder.
3 Serve hot or chilled.
4 Variation To make kheeranand double the quantity of rice mentioned. Fry rice in
2 tbsp ghee. Then add the milk, stir carefully on low heat so as not to break
the rice. This preparation is thicker than kheer and tastes more like rice
pudding.