Amaranth Seeds Kheer

Name: Amaranth Seeds Kheer
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 litre full cream milk; 1/4 cup amaranth seeds/ rajgira; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 big pinch saffron dissolved in 2 tbsp hot milk; Cashew nuts and raisins to garnish

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#Navratri
We have made / tasted rice kheer, apple kheer, makhana kheer, sabudana kheer....etc.
Today I made this delicious kheer with milk, sugar & roasted(puff) amaranth seeds( rajgira.. raj( king), gira( grain) which is consumed during Navratri fasting) to relish as dessert.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 servings

1/2 litrefull cream milk
1/4 cupamaranth seeds/ rajgira
1/2 cupsugar
1big pinch saffron dissolved in 2 tbsp hot milk
Cashew nuts and raisins to garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First we have to roast amaranth seeds. Heat thick bottom pan with handle on medium - high flame. Add 1 tbsp of amaranth seeds (rajgira). Cover and let it puff. Pick up rotate it for few seconds. Keep on pan on flame, again pick up,rotate..so all seeds get puff up.
2

Repeat this process similarly for remaining amaranth seeds. Seive them so unpuff amaranth seeds are separated. Keep aside.
3

In same thick bottom pan pour milk keep it to boil. Add sugar and puffed/ roasted amaranth seeds.
4

Dissolved saffron in hot milk. Pour in it boiling milk -amaranth seeds mixture.
5

Cook on medium flame till thickens for 20-25 minutes stirring constantly. Cool to lukewarm at room temperature.
6

Serve/Relish Delicious Amaranth Seeds Kheer garnishing with cashewnuts and raisins.