INGREDIENTS
– 1 TABLESPOON GHEE ( CLARIFIED BUTTER )
– 1/2 CUP QUICK COOKING OATS
– 3 CUPS MILK ( NORMAL MILK )
– 1/3 STEVIA LEAVES
– 1/4 TEASPOON CARDAMOM POWDER
– 1 PINCH SAFFRON STRANDS ( OPTIONAL )
– 3 TO 4 ALMONDS – CHOPPED ( OPTIONAL )
– 3 TO 4 PISTACHIOS – CHOPPED ( OPTIONAL )
– 6 TO 7 CASHEWS – CHOPPED ( OPTIONAL )
– 1 TABLESPOON GOLDEN RAISINS – CHOPPED ( OPTIONAL )
Instructions
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Chop all the dry fruits, keep all the ingredients ready for the recipe.
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Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a thick bottomed pan.
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Add ½ cup oats.
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Stir well and saute for 2 to 3 mins on low flame.
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Then add 3 cups of milk. Add 1/3 cup sugar. Mix well.
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Simmer the kheer for 2 to 3 minutes on a low flame, till the oats soften.
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Add chopped dry fruits, raisins, pinch of saffron strands and 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder.
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Simmer for 2 minutes more and switch off the flame.
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Don\’t boil the kheer too much else it will become a thick kheer. When the oats kheer cools down then it will thicken more.
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Serve warm or chilled as a breakfast or dessert post meals.
Notes
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Adding dry fruits and saffron is optional. You can skip dry fruits if you want.
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You can add dry fruits of your choice.