Apple Kheer

Name: Apple Kheer
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 litre Milk; 1 Piece Apple (roughly 250 g); 4 Tablespoon Sugar; 1/2 Teaspoon Cardamom powder; 1 Tablespoon Dryfruits (almonds, pistachios) chopped finely

Samira Gupta @cook_7860698

Apple Kheer is a very light and healthy kheer and is undoubtedly a pleasant change from the usual Rice or Makhana (Foxnuts) Kheer prepared on Shivratri or other fasts.
As apples are available throughout the year so this Kheer can be made anytime and is a perfect dessert for the fasting days or even for the Festivals like Diwali, Rakhi etc.
Unlike other varieties of kheer, Apple Kheer is quick to make, made without any fat (ghee) and uses very little sugar. The sweetness of apples is enough and thus the sugar quantity is reduced considerably.
Apple Kheer is a very easy recipe but you need to keep just one thing in mind. And that is that Apple and milk are cooked separately and then mixed together. This is because Apple has acid (pectin) and if added directly to the milk then it will curdle the milk and you will land up having apple cottage cheese (paneer) instead of kheer. Because of this reason, grated apple is cooked first and then added to the reduced milk.
The best thing about desserts made with fruits is that you require very less amount of sugar due to the natural sweetness of the fruits. I used only 4 tablespoons of sugar in 1-litre milk. Isn’t it cool?
You can add raisins and dates also in this kheer which will further reduce the sugar quantity. Add these along with the cooked apples only.
For this Kheer, I grated apples slightly thickly. You don’t have to peel apples, just wash and grate.
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date 9th March 2019

Samira Gupta @cook_7860698

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Ingredients

1 litreMilk
1 PieceApple (roughly 250 g)
4 TablespoonSugar
1/2 TeaspoonCardamom powder
1 TablespoonDryfruits (almonds, pistachios) chopped finely

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Steps

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Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Reduce it to little less than three fourth on low flame. While the milk is reducing, stir it every now and then so that it doesn't scald from the bottom. Also, do not forget to scrape the sides of the pan also.
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In between, do the other preparations. Chop nuts, crush cardamom and keep it aside. Wash the apple, grate it. Depending on the size of the apples, take 1 or 2 apples. You need approximately 250 g, so take accordingly.
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In a non-stick pan, put grated apples and sugar. Saute it till all the moisture is gone and the mix gets dry. It will take about 4 to 5 minutes only. Let it cool.
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When the milk is reduced to a little less than three fourth then add the cooked apple mix. Stirring continuously, cook for 3 to 4 minutes so that everything is blended well.
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Switch off the flame. Add cardamom powder and nuts. When slightly cool, keep it in the refrigerator.
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Offer it to Lord Shiva and Serve Prasad to the devotees with Love.
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Recipe Notes
1. Take heavy bottomed vessel for reducing milk otherwise, the milk may scald quickly.
2. No need to peel apples.
3. I used a thick grater. You can use the same or a normal one.
4. Cook the grated apples immediately otherwise they will get discoloured. In case you grate them little earlier then put them in water till the time of cooking.
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5. Cook grated apples in a non-stick pan only. If using normal pan then add little (1/2 teaspoon) ghee and then add apples so that doesn't stick to the pan.
6. The Kheer thickens on cooling.
7. You can add chopped dates and raisins in this kheer and thus reduce the quantity of refined sugar. Add these to the milk at the time of adding apples only.
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No pic is added in steps 8 and 9 as these are just the notes to assist in the recipe and not a part of the main recipe.
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