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Almond and Makahana Kheer

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients
Serves: 2 – 3 people
  • Full cream milk 2 cups
  • Sugar 4 tbsp.
  • Saffron strands a pinch
  • Green cardamom powder ½ tsp
  • Almond slivers ½ cup
  • Makhana (fox nuts) 1 cup
  • Ghee 2 tbsp
Preparation
  1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan, roast makhana and almond sliver till they are golden.
  2. Heat milk and saffron strands in a heavy bottomed pan and bring it to a boil; keep stirring the milk, so that it does not sticks at the bottom.
  3. Add the sugar to the milk, and mix well.
  4. Add the whole makhana to the milk. Add the almond slivers to the mixture.
  5. Keep cooking the mixture till the makhana becomes softs and milk thickens a bit. serve the kheer hot or chilled. Top it with roasted almond sliver and chopped roasted makhana.
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