Kheer

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1/2 cup (wash and soak for 15 minutes, then grind fine)
• Milk - 1 Ltr.
• Cardamoms - 8 seeds (peeled and grind) with 1 tsp sugar
• Almonds and pistachios - few (peeled and finely chopped)
• Sugar 1 cup

How To Make:

• Take half of the milk in a pan and boil, lower heat, cook till it thickens slightly.
  
• Rinse the rice under water and add into the milk.
• Cover and cook for 15-20 min until soft. Mash the the mixture for 5 minutes.
• Then add sugar and remaining milk.
  
• Simmer gently for about 15 minutes or until the rice is quite thick in consistency. If the kheer is too thick, add a little extra milk or water.
• Add cardamom.
  
• Remove from the heat and pour into serving dishes.
• Decorate with almonds and pistachios.
  
• Kheer can be served hot or cold.