Khushbudar Kesariya Samak Kheer

Name: Khushbudar Kesariya Samak Kheer
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup barnyard millet/Samak ke chawal /Moraiyo; 1/2 litre full cream Milk; 8 strands Saffron; 2 drops kewra essence; 1/3 cup Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ghee; 5 Almonds blanched and chopped; 5 Cashew nuts chopped; 10 Raisins; 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom powder; 1 teaspoon green pistachios chopped

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

healthycookingwithmillets
Samak or barnyard millet kheer is very easy to cook and gives enough nutrition and energy at the time of fasts.

Sanchita Mittal @sm_thechef

Delhi

healthycookingwithmillets
Samak or barnyard millet kheer is very easy to cook and gives enough nutrition and energy at the time of fasts.

Saved

Ingredients

50 minutes

4 servings

1/4 cup barnyard millet/Samak ke chawal /Moraiyo
1/2 litrefull cream Milk
8 strandsSaffron
2 dropskewra essence
1/3 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoonghee
5 Almonds blanched and chopped
5Cashew nuts chopped
10Raisins
1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom powder
1 teaspoongreen pistachios chopped

Saved

Steps

50 minutes

1

Wash the samak rice well and soak in enough water for at least 30 minutes.
2

Soak saffron in 1 teaspoon milk in a small bowl.
3

After 30 minutes, drain all the water from rice and sauté in 1/2 teaspoon ghee in a shallow pan on medium flame.
4

Heat the milk in a heavy bottom pan and bring to a boil.
5

Add roasted rice to it and cook on low flame, while stirring continuously.
6

Cook for about 15 minutes or till samak rice becomes soft and mushy.
7

Keep scraping the sides of the pan.
8

Add sugar, chopped nuts, raisins, cardamom powder, kewra essence and saffron milk and mix well.
9

Cook for another 2-3 minutes or till kheer thickens slightly.
10

Finally switch off the gas.
11

Garnish with pistachios and saffron strands and serve hot or warm or chilled as per the choice.