Makhane ki Kheer

Name: Makhane ki Kheer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup lotus seeds (makhanas); 1 tsp ghee; 4 1/2 cups low-fat milk ,; 1 tbsp sugar substitute; a few saffron (kesar) strands; 1/4 tsp nutmeg (jaiphal) powder; For The Garnish; 1 tsp pistachio slivers

Ashvini Singh @cook_9198325

Parbhani

Rich in protein and calcium, makhana or fox-nut combines beautifully with low-fat milk to make a creamy and delicious kheer.

Ashvini Singh @cook_9198325

Parbhani

Rich in protein and calcium, makhana or fox-nut combines beautifully with low-fat milk to make a creamy and delicious kheer.

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Ingredients

1 cuplotus seeds (makhanas)
1 tspghee
4 1/2 cupslow-fat milk ,
1 tbspsugar substitute
a fewsaffron (kesar) strands
1/4 tspnutmeg (jaiphal) powder
For The Garnish
1 tsppistachio slivers

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Steps

1

Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the lotus seeds and sauté on a slow flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till they turn crisp.
2

Remove from the flame and blend the lotus seeds in a mixer to a coarse mixture. Keep aside.
3

Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan, add the sugar substitute and coarsely crushed lotus seeds, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
4

Add the saffron and nutmeg powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
5

Serve immediately garnished with pistachios slivers.