Nolen Gur Payesh / Jaggery Rice Pudding

Name: Nolen Gur Payesh / Jaggery Rice Pudding
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cup Gobindo Bhog rice; 2 litre Milk; 1.5 cup Jaggery or little more as per preferred sweetness; 1 tbsp Ghee; Dry fruits

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Win
#Week8
#Jan
#W2
#Jag

Nolen Gur Payesh is Date Palm Jaggery flavoured Rice Pudding which is one of the mandatory preparation during Makar Sankranti as it is winter only when Date Palm Jaggery is available in abundance.
It is the uniqueness of the Date Palm Jaggery and the heavenly flavour that majority of sweets and desserts is prepared out of Date Palm Jaggery during winter.
A pure winter delicacy to relish and a heavenly dessert to serve at Harvest festival.

#Win
#Week8
#Jan
#W2
#Jag

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

#Win
#Week8
#Jan
#W2
#Jag

Saved

Ingredients

20 -25 minutes

3-4 servings

1.5 cupGobindo Bhog rice
2 litreMilk
1.5 cupJaggery or little more as per preferred sweetness
1 tbspGhee
Dry fruits

Saved

Steps

20 -25 minutes

1

Soak rice for around 30 minutes, keep jaggery ready.
2

In kadhai / deep pan, add milk, give a nice rolling boil and simmer under medium flame for 5-6 minutes by stirring continuously.
3

Now add rice and cook under high flame till rice softens. It will take around 15 - 20 minutes.
4

Add jaggery and continuously stir so that jaggery melts and incorporates with milk, gradually milk will thicken.
5

Now lower flame, add dry fruits + ghee and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Do not thicken much as after cooling it will turn more thick.
Kheer / Payesh is done.
6

Let it cool and consume after 5-6 hours or overnight, it tastes much better. Garnish with dry fruits and enjoy.
7

Enjoy Harvest festival with this flavourful dessert.