Ingredients for Shahi Kheer:
100 gms. Paneer, grated (Cottage cheese)2 table-spoon rice, soaked in water for 30 mins.
1 liter Whole milk
4 table-spoon sugar or to taste
10 almonds (Badam)
15-20 pieces raisins (Kishmish)
15 pieces cashews (Kaju)
1/4 t-spoon cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
10 pieces unsalted pistachios (pista)
10-15 strands saffron, crushed, soaked in 1 tsp. warm milk (Kesar) (optional)
How to make Shahi Kheer:
- Crush and soak the saffron strands in 1 t-spoon warm milk. Crush almonds and pistachios coarsely or slice them properly.
- Heat milk in a pan, bring it to boil. Put the heat to medium and reduce milk to its half ie. around 500-600 ml.
- Add rice to it and put the heat to medium, cook for 2 mins.
- Now, add cashews, sugar, raisins, cardamom, saffron, almonds and pistachios. Stir it well until the sugar grains disappear in milk.
- Then, add grated Paneer to the pan, stir gently and simmer for 10 minutes, stir occasionally. Then, turn off the heat.
- Serve Shahi Kheer hot or let it get cool at room temperature. You can also refrigerate Shahi kheer for 1 hour and serve it coo
