Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
Treat your family to a classic Indian dessert! Kheer is a sweet pudding made from rice, traditionally simmered in milk. Its three constant ingredients are rice, sugar, and milk. You can vary the flavor with all kinds of spices and add-ins. Use either short- or long-grain rice. Some cooks even stir in grated carrot — it blends right into the flavor, adds nutrients, and gives the pudding a pretty new color, though that one's a matter of taste.
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Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 %
4 g
Fats 21 %
6 g
Carbohydrates 66 %
19 g
150 kcal
GI:
21
/
47
/
32
- Kheer is a dessert that adults and children alike love. It hails from India and is also popular in Pakistan. What sets it apart from ordinary rice porridge is how thoroughly the rice is cooked down — the long, slow simmer gives it a light beige color that often looks much like dulce de leche. In India, kheer is a fixture on the holiday table. Ideally it's made with whole, full-fat milk. Spices like saffron and cardamom can be added too: they bring not only aroma and flavor but also help keep the rice and milk from turning gluey. To that end, some cooks recommend toasting the rice for a few minutes in a dry pan without any oil — it improves the flavor. On top of all that, the dish is good for you: rice kheer helps flush excess salt from the body and ease swelling. 1. Put the rice in a bowl and drizzle it with the ghee. Stir to coat. 2. Pour the milk into a heavy-bottomed pot and add the sugar. 3. Set the pot over the heat and bring the sweetened milk to a boil. 4. When the milk boils, add the buttered rice. 5. Simmer over low heat until the rice is fully cooked. 6. Once it thickens, stir in the cardamom, raisins, and chopped cashews. Spoon the kheer into bowls and serve. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Whole cow's milk - 68 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.5% fat content - 64 kcal/100g
- Milk 3.2% fat content - 60 kcal/100g
- Milk 1.5% fat content - 47 kcal/100g
- Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140 kcal/100g
- Milk 2.5% fat content - 54 kcal/100g
- Raw wild rice - 353 kcal/100g
- Brown raw rice - 360 kcal/100g
- Boiled brown rice - 119 kcal/100g
- White fortified raw rice - 363 kcal/100g
- White fortified boiled rice - 109 kcal/100g
- White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369 kcal/100g
- Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106 kcal/100g
- Instant dry rice - 374 kcal/100g
- Instant rice, ready to eat - 109 kcal/100g
- Fig - 344 kcal/100g
- Cardamom - 311 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Raisins - 280 kcal/100g
- Kishmish - 279 kcal/100g
- Cashews - 561 kcal/100g
- Ghee - 892 kcal/100g
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