Rice Kheer (Write For Us Contest Entry - 16)

This unique kheer with jaggery brings out a lovely twist to the standard recipe. Milk and rice are boiled together and then sweetened with jaggery, which gives this dish a nice golden color and a great flavor too.

Ingredients:

• Rice - Half bowl(Soaked in water for half-an-hour)
• Jaggery - 5(small cubes)
• Milk - Half litre
• Cardamom powder - 1 teaspoon
• Ghee - 1 tablespoon
• Sugar - 2 tablespoons
• Mixed dry fruits (Cashewnuts, Raisins and Almonds)- Half bowl(sliced)
• Milk powder - 2 teaspoons

Preparation:

Take milk in a thick bottomed vessel and bring it to boil. Now add cardomom powder and boil for another 2 minutes.

Add soaked rice and cook on a slow flame till rice starts cooking. Keep stirring continuously.

Meanwhile, heat ghee in a small pan and add the mixed dry fruits and saute for a minute.

Now add milk powder and let it dissolve in the milk. Add jaggery cubes and cook till they melt.

Add sugar and cook for another 5 minutes.

Add these nuts to the kheer and mix well. Garnish with dry fruits and jaggery shavings before serving hot.

Author: Ally Tiwari