Punjabi Cuisine

Ingredients:

• Rice (washed and drained) – 1 cup
• Milk – 5 cups
• Cardamom seeds (crushed) – 4
• Almonds(chopped) – 2 tbspn
• Saffron (soaked in little hot milk) – 1 pinch
• Pistachio nuts(chopped) – 1 tbspn
• Sugar – 1/2 cup
• Raisins – 8 – 10

Preparation:

• Put the rice, milk and cardamom in a heavy bottomed pan.
• Bring the milk to boil and keep stirring until the rice are soft and grains start to break.
• The milk to should become little brownish
• Add almonds, pistachio, saffron, and raisins.
• Cook for 3 minutes
• Add sugar and keep stirring until completely dissolved.
• Remove the kheer from heat.
• Serve either warm or cold.