Kheer is a traditional Indian sweet dish, which is
typically made by boiling rice or broken wheat with milk, sugar and
flavored with cardamom, saffron etc. Many variations can be brought
about to the basic recipe of kheer, which is served as dessert after a
sumptuous meal. No matter what the festival is, kheer finds a special
place in the menu. It is very simple to prepare and the best recipe to
experiment with, for the people, who are fond of cooking. One of the
variations of the dish is the dry fruit milk kheer, in which, dry fruits
are used as the chief ingredients. So, this Baisakhi, add sweetness to
your celebrations by preparing the dessert. Go through the simple recipe
given below and know how to make dry fruit kheer.
Dry Fruit Kheer Recipe
Ingredients:
Dry Fruit Kheer is a delicious dessert served during festive occasions. Know how to make Dry Fruit Kheer, with the recipe given in the article.
Dry Fruit Kheer
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- 1 liter milk
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
- 15 strands saffron crushed, soaked in 1 tsp. hot milk
- 10-12 raisins
- 10-12 currants
- 10-12 almonds slivered
- 10-12 pistachios, slivered
- 5-6 dried peaches, quartered
- 5-6 dried apricots, nut removed, broken to bits
Method:
- Soak the raisins, currant, peaches, apricots, in hot water for 10 minutes.
- Boil milk, with cardamom, saffron and sugar for 10 minutes.
- Drain the soaked dry fruit, add to the boiling milk, and stir gently.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Add almonds, pistachios, and take off from fire. Serve hot.