Sama rice kheer

SAMA RICE KHEER / VRAT KE KHEER  [ Barnyard millets ]

INGREDIENTS

• Sama rice – ¼ cup
• Milk – 3 cup [ 600 ml ]
• Sugar – 3 OR 4 tbsp or as required
• Fried broken cashew for garnish
• Ghee – 1 tsp + 2 tsp sugar
• Cardamom pwdr – a generous pinch OR few drops of vanilla essence

PREPARATION

1. Clean ,wash ,rinse and soak the sama rice for 30 mins .
2. Fry the broken cashew .

METHOD

Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan .once it stats boiling ,lower the flame and add the soaked sama rice and mix well.

Cook on low flame till soft . Keep stirring in between .

Once it becomes soft , add cardamom pwdr + sugar and mix well till the sugar dissolves .

Once done off the flame .[the rice should be soft and not mushy . [you should feel the texture of  it while eating ]

TO GIVE THE KHEER PINK COLOUR – [ optional ]

Take a small pan ,heat 1 tsp ghee in it on low flame .

Add 2 tsp sugar and cook it .

Once it starts bubbling and colour changes lightly ,off the flame. [ don’t burn ]

Cool it a bit and pour it in the kheer and mix it well .

Garnish with cashew and few strands of saffron.

Kheer is ready to serve .

Tastes better when chilled .

NOTES

1. Soak the sama rice in hot water for 15 or 20 mins to save soaking and cooking time .
2. The kheer thickens on cooling .
3. You can use full cream or toned milk .
4. To enhance the flavour reduce sugar and use condensed milk.
5. It tastes very much like rice kheer .

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