Brown Rice Kheer Recipe

Brown Rice Kheer Recipe

Brown rice kheer is an indian dessert made with brown rice instead of the traditional short grain rice. Cooked with milk, sugar and cardamoms for flavor, the brown rice kheer is filling and delicious.

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati brown rice (washed and drained)
• 2 cups of milk
• 2-3 cups of water
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 3-4 cardamons (crushed)
• 3 tbsp almonds
• 2 tbsp pistachio 
• 1 tbsp raisin (optional)
• 2-3 tbsp sugar or as desired

Direction

Soak brown rice for 30 – 60 minutes

Cook soaked rice with 2 cardamon pods till slightly mushy

Chop Almonds and Pistachio nuts

In a warm non stick pan, add ghee and remaining cardamon pods

Once cardamon pods start to ‘sizzle’, add chopped almonds and pistachio nuts. Allow nuts to change color

Add sugar, and allow to caramelize while stirring

Add cooked rice and mix well

Add milk and cook until milk is absorbed. Stir occasionally so that rice does not stick to the pan.

Remove from fire, Kheer can be served hot or cold.

Note:

Some like to cook the rice in milk then add the ghee, nuts and sugar. I do not think it will make much difference, it is more a question of habit i guess. 

Happy cooking.