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kaikuthal rice kheer/hand pound rice kheer

Total Time 4 hours

Ingredients
  

  • Hand pound rice/kaikuthal arisi - 3tbsp
  • Sugar - 1/2-3/4cup
  • Homemade khoa - 4-5 tbsp
  • Milk - 2 cups
  • Water - 1 cup
  • Cardamon powder - 1/4tbsp
  • Some strands of saffron
  • Ghee as needed
  • Pista badam,cashew combined - 1/2 cup

Instructions
 

  • Soak the kaikuthal arisi for 3-4 hours.
  • In a kadai add ghee and roast the nuts.
  • In the same ghee fry the rice golden.
  • Now add the remaining ghee to a vessel heat up and add milk water mixture.
  • Meanwhile grind both nuts and rice coarsely.
  • When milk boils add the ground mix and cook with a closed lid for 20 minutes in medium flame.
  • Add saffron and boil.
  • Now add the khoya and sugar.
  • Stir it and let it boil for 10 minutes.
  • Now the content thickens up and kheer is ready to serve.

Notes

Should soak the rice at least for three hours before cooking the rice.
Here for this dessert I have cooked the rice in milk directly not in a pressure cooker.
but if you are not satisfied you can pressure cook the rice and then add it to the milk.