Rice Kheer
Kheer.
Rice cooked in milk. An excellent dish, and this is the first solid food that a kid eat in Manipur. And also on the fifth day of birth of a child, we celebrate the first birthday of sorts called Swasti Puja, and then also we feed the guest with Kheer along with other sweet meats, in short we welcome a human being to earth with Kheer. This is a very special dish.
I had cooked this dish but couldn’t post it, and I remembered when i saw a similar recipe on Zou’s. So here it goes:
- Boil 1 ltr milk and when the milk start to rise, stir well.
- Add some bay leaves and 4-5 crushed cardamoms,
- Now add 3/4th of a cup of washed rice, kolam or basmati.
- Keep stirring till the rice becomes soft and the mix becomes thick.
- Add 2 TBS of grated coconuts and sugar to taste.
- Cook for 5 more minutes, you may add dry fruits like raisins, cashews and Badam(crushed).
- Add 1 TBS of desi ghee.
- Serve hot.
PS: A little milk maid makes the dish taste great.
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Comments
Hello Anthony,
Your kheer looks and sounds yummy. I’ll certainly give it a try. I would have never thought about using bay leaves. That’s an interesting flavour addition.
Have a great day!
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Hi Anthony,
Bay Leaves is something new for me… I’m gonna surely try this out… Moreover, I have my little one also.. who has just started with cinnamon as the first spice in her food. So I am gonna make this & share it with my daughter. Will let you know how it comes out..
@ Anon: Please do type tony_imp.blogspot.com and refer to side bar for the ceremonies. I have kept a link. SOrry about the problem. I will see what I can do about it right away.
@ Zoubida: Thanks for the tag an I will definitely try out.
@ Tina: OH, Bayleaves give a very good flavor to Kheer, and so do Coconut. Put fresh coconut if you have,, and we also use edible camphor in kheer. I couldn’t find it in the market..
@ Anon again: The link sems working just fine.
Bay leaf in kheer? Never heard of that being done before… but I’m willing to try. Your kheer looks so beautifully creamy and white!
Maharajah,
U look really nice….hey u r an Aquarian na…when’s ur bdy???
HAPPY BDY WELL IN ADVANCE…
and ofcourse, yummy yummy kheer…shud not forget to blogroll this site.
Tony that kheer looks so good. I have never cooked kheer as I dont have a sweet tooth but looks like that picture is going to change all that!
Mmmm, I love kheer. I have a recipe I make that is almost as good as our favorite restaurant’s version.
It’s no wonder that you made kheer since it is your your bday. Milkmaid makes kheer yummy. I have always put coconut into kheer and people thought I was crazy though they liked the taste. Now I have proof that it is indeed a good idea:)
I know it’s not appropriate to write this here..
I want to see your another blog –blog on Manipur. But everytime I try, I am unable to open it and I get the following error..
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WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? HOW TO SEE UR OTHER BLOG?