Desserts and Sweets Recipes - Special Kheer

Ingredients

• 50g/2 oz basmati rice

• 450ml/3/4 pt water

• 2.25l/4 pts milk

• 5 cardamom pods

• 225g/8 oz sugar

• 25g/1 oz flaked almonds

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp ground cardamom

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp grated nutmeg

• 15ml/1 tbsp rose water

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Method:

1. Cook the rice in boiling water over a medium heat for 5-6 minutes until one quarter cooked. Drain.

2. Bring the milk and cardamom pods to the boil, add the rice and simmer for 30-40 minutes until the rice is soft and the milk very thick, stirring occasionally at first then continuously as the mixture thickens.

3. Add the sugar, almonds, cardamom and nutmeg and simmer for a further 5 minutes, stirring continuously.

4. Remove from the heat, discard the cardamom pods and sprinkle with rose water. Serve warm or chilled.