Kheer (Rice Pudding)
Kheer is an Indian version of rice pudding cooked with milk and sugar, flavored with nuts and saffron. Its a nice dessert that is very popular in North India. Recipe serves 4 to 6
- ¼ cup rice
- 4 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup sugar (adjust to taste)
- 6 strands of saffron
- Pinch of crushed cardamom
- 2 Tbsp almonds (sliced)
- 1 Tbsp pistachios (sliced)
- 1 tsp butter
- Use a non-stick frying pan to make kheer.
- Wash rice, changing water until the water appears clear.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan on medium heat.
- Add the rice and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk, cook until the rice is tender and the milk is creamy and reduced to about half. Stir often to ensure the milk does not burn in the bottom of the pan.
- Add the sugar, saffron, cardamom, almonds and pistachios and let simmer for a few more minutes.
- Turn off the heat.
- As kheer cools of will become thicker in texture.
- Kheer can be served chilled or warm.
Variation
- Saffron, almonds and pistachios are optional in this recipe.
- Instead of rice, make the kheer using only almonds and pistachios and flavor with cardamom and saffron.
- Rice can be replaced with Vermicelli.
Tips
- If you will be serving chilled add 1 teaspoon of extra sugar.
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Swati Singh b
September 4, 2018 at 1:01 amHow much milk and rice are required for making rice kheer for 35 people?
Manjula Jain
September 4, 2018 at 9:04 pmSwati, usually if you multiply the recipe for 30 people it should work for 35.
Navpreet
March 24, 2015 at 2:14 amCan I prepare this recipe of kheer in non stick kadai rather than frypan
nandini
February 9, 2015 at 4:02 pmthank you so much for your wonderful recipes.
Monica
August 29, 2014 at 8:43 pmI can’t afford pistachios can I used cashews instead??
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Jaswinder
March 23, 2014 at 12:41 pmMy family member-my both sons and husband love Kheer and I like too.
This morning I made it and it was so delicious.
Thanks for the recipe.
Priya
November 9, 2013 at 11:11 amHi, thank u for sharing such great recipes. I want to make this kheer for 20 people n by adding some milkmaid as well along with the sugar. Can you pls help me in understanding quantities of ingridients in grams n litres for perfect kheer pls…..
Neelam
October 19, 2013 at 10:42 amThank you Manjula ji for sharing the recipes with us. I’ve tried many recipes and now I feel very confident while cooking. my family too appreciate the lovely delicious food I’m preparing. Many thanks once again.
Em
January 21, 2013 at 10:05 amI’m so glad I found this recipie! I’ve been trying for years to find a kheer recipie that had the right proportions (other recipies I’ve tried had too much sugar, or condensed milk, or so on). This tastes great! Thank you so much.
Amar Prakash
January 11, 2013 at 11:03 amDear Manjula:
I have tried your recipe of potatoes and cauliflower and it turned out excellent. I shared this recipe with some friends as well. This weekend I will put some of your recipes on my blog. Love your website. You are a genuine home cooking guru. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Remya
November 8, 2012 at 3:40 pmHello Aunty,I have tried many of your recipies especially desserts and gravies,they all came out good.Please share the recipe of motichoor ladoo for Diwali.Can we make the kheer in pressure cooker?Thanks for sharing wonderful recipies in easy way for beginners like me…
Manjula Jain
November 8, 2012 at 6:57 pmRemya,
I have never try motichoor ladoo but I will try later,
I know some people make kheer in pressure cooker but I have never made, sorry.
richa
October 29, 2012 at 5:47 amVery nice effort for our type of people who wish to cook but has a little bit of hesitation thanx for clearing all d doubts
Gurdev Singh
October 17, 2012 at 3:42 pmThis recipe really improved my kheer preparing style..before I just used to add little ingredients…but now taste has been up…thank you so much.
Karen
February 3, 2012 at 9:10 pmI love this rice pudding. It is so light and fresh.
James McAllester
January 22, 2012 at 5:43 pmManjula Ji,
My friends (mostly from the Punjab) call me the Gora-Punjabi (Gora on the outside, Punjabi on the inside) … for me this is a real compliment.
I have always cooked, and because of your fantastic website, I now have added so many wonderful Indian recipes to my repertoire. When I cooked your “Sooji Halwa” recipe, some Indian friends said it was better than from home!!
And because of your videos, I can see exactly what I should do and how the result should look.
So thank you so much for all the effort that you put into adding to this website for all of your “fans”.
K. R. MERCHANT
January 7, 2012 at 4:48 amTHOROUGHLY ENJOYING ALL RECEIPES, WHICH ARE STRICTLY VEGETERIAN, AND EASY TO PREPARE.
MANY MNAY THAKS FOR YOUR WEBSITE WHICH ALL MY FAMILY MEMBERS THOROULY ENJOY.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR STARTING SUCH WEBSITE.
REGARDS.
K.R.MERCHANT.
Naz
September 22, 2011 at 8:44 pmHi Manjula aunty! i am going to try this recipe tomorrow, hopefully it will turn out great. I love all your recipes, they are easy to make and always turn out good. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful cooking skills with us.
Nirbhay
August 27, 2011 at 2:37 amHello,
I just wanted to point out that the youtube video link for this recipe, Kheer (Rice Pudding), dosent seem to be working.
Eagerly waiting 🙂
Chad
April 28, 2011 at 10:05 pmThe youtube video makes it much easier to follow the recipe thanks
Ruchi
April 23, 2011 at 5:44 amHi Manjula aunty,
U almost saved my life by introducing this website it’s like a dream come true. I can actually cook thanks to u … U r just like a mother to me…. Thanks
Madhulika
March 3, 2011 at 6:48 pmHello,
I want to cook kheer for 18 people can u plz tell me how much is the milk require in gallons and how much is the rice required.
I am great lover of ur recipies…specially shukurpare and besan pare.
Thanks
Manjula Jain
March 3, 2011 at 7:45 pmMadhulika,
This is a easy recipe to multiply.
Beena Jose
November 16, 2010 at 11:39 amhi,
The video for this dish is not accessible !
It says the video is removed by the user !!
regards,
Beena Jose
mela khan
November 10, 2010 at 3:40 amis it okay if i don’t ad saffron
Anita Paul
September 26, 2010 at 6:33 amDear Manujulji,
What a wonderful site. Thankyou.
Just a very basic question … do we use basmati rice or plain raw rice for kheers??
Manjula Jain
September 26, 2010 at 5:39 pmAnita,
You can use either rice; I keep the basmati rice so for all the recipes I use Basmati.
Chris Chopp
August 20, 2010 at 7:10 amFaithful reader and user of your recipes Manjula. This one is a favorite…comfort food for sure!
serena
August 19, 2010 at 9:13 pmhello Manjula,,
this is an amazing recipe..could you please demonstrate the recipe for Carrot kheer too,,please…
Thanks,,I just love your website…
Serena
Vishal
August 13, 2010 at 11:37 pmPlease add video of kheer and sabudan kheer. Also if possible please include receipe for “FAST” (upvas)
Thanks
Vishal
siddhuprateek
August 4, 2010 at 6:52 amhi,manjula aunty your recepies are simple and interesting.when i watch your videos my son who is 10 started loving them.keepintroducing new recepies
Meeta
July 2, 2010 at 8:29 amHello Manjula Aunty,
I am cooking kheer today after a long time and I opened your site to see the ingredients and check our their quantity once again. Your website is a ready referrence for a lot of dishes . Thank you
lianealbert
May 22, 2010 at 11:11 amHi,
I know this doesn’t help for a milk based alternative if someone’s vegan but a combination of milk and condensed ( canned milk ) make a rich alternative – not necessarily the most healthy option but it gives it a very rich consistancy.
john
May 21, 2010 at 2:27 pmive made this recipe with 3 cups soy milk, and one cup coconut milk and it turns out delicious!
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Monica
March 7, 2010 at 8:01 pmWonderful recipe! I just made it and it’s cooling on the stove! Thank you! Every recipe of yours that I’ve tried has come out wonderfully!
Jayanthi Ramesh
March 5, 2010 at 1:48 amhi manjula
can u tell some varieties of sevai?i mean we get readymade sevai…….with that good upmas…or any other variety
Tanvi
March 4, 2010 at 4:54 pmHi Manjula Aunty,
I did this recipe with samo rice (sama ke chawaal) on one of the days when i was fasting……It was absolutely amazing and almost tasted like pheerni.
By just changing the rice type……this dish can serve as two in a one recipe.
Keep up the great videos.
Thanks
Amanda
March 2, 2010 at 9:44 amHello Manjula,
I am a vegan and I am wondering if this recipe can be made with a milk alternative? If so, which do you recommend? Almond milk, soy milk, rice milk? Thanks, can’t wait to serve this on Friday after my curry dinner.
Prem Bhakti
May 21, 2010 at 2:57 pmYou could make this with almond or soy milk or combo of both. Try and experiment and I’m sure it would come out great! Personally, I would try making this with coconut milk as it is creamy in texture like milk and make it coconut kheer. Try adding dates and even jaggery(palm sugar) to coconut kheer and it will come at amazing.
Hope I helped out!
Mohammed
February 10, 2010 at 4:59 amHi Anuty,
Your receipes are always quick, easy, simple and turns out perfect. I was just wondering if we can also use sweetened condensed milk together with sugar to give the kheer more thickness and sweetness. And if we can how much should we add to what amount of sugar and when to add.
Thanks
John
February 23, 2010 at 5:22 pmHi there Mrs. manjula,
I am also wandering about the sweet condensed milk. How mush is needed and when do you add it to the dish if one wants to include that into the rice pudding.
thanks
Manjula Jain
February 23, 2010 at 9:04 pmHi John,
I have never made kheer using the condense milk, I really can not suggest how much.
Jaya
February 24, 2010 at 6:04 amCondensed milk makes kheer too heavy and the texture comes out wrong. I don’t think you will like the results.
JD Webb
January 24, 2010 at 11:01 pmThanks for making this known
Arti
December 20, 2009 at 8:57 pmI tried this kheer recipe and it came out great! thanks Manjula!! 🙂
Baby
December 18, 2009 at 3:50 pmAunty, I tried this recipe, It turned out awesome and Easy to make.. Thanks
priyasukumar
December 6, 2009 at 6:09 amhi manjula aunt. your website is really very much helpful. Am going through this website regularly n knowing many things. i wish u go on like this and bring out lots n lots of new tastes.bye aunt..
Leslie
November 4, 2009 at 2:23 pmI noticed that other kheer recipes add rose water at the end. What do you recommend? do you think it tasted better with or without it? I havent made it yet but i would like a suggestion before i make it.
thank you.
Manjula Jain
November 4, 2009 at 5:20 pmLeslie,
I am not very fond of rose water, try it with small portion and decide.
Leslie
December 12, 2009 at 11:53 amOk thank you for the advice!
I made it without the rose water and it came out delicious, definitely making this the “holiday” dish.
Jaya
November 4, 2009 at 5:28 pmI also don’t use rose water. If you do, know if you are using rose water or rose essence, the latter being much more concentrated and so you need much less.
I think the cardomom and saffron is enough flavor for kheer. If you use the rose water, try mixing it with only half a batch of the kheer so if you don’t like it you still have kheer without it that you can eat!
atiyasaif
April 16, 2009 at 6:21 amDear Aunti hello:), your all recipies are fantastic .i love your malai kofta its very easy and tasty recipe.now i am going to try
rasmalai and dhokla i am sure it will also be as delicious as all your recipies:) u gave me a new confidence and love of cooking
.thank you sooo much . yours student atiya:)
deepti
March 27, 2009 at 3:17 pmhi manjula,
I like this dessert. How can i make mango kheer.
info
March 23, 2009 at 10:16 amHello Manjula,
This recipe is great and very delicious. Only on this page the video is not shown.
Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKG2zZ1mJ7I
Thank you for making all these amazing recipes!
Manjula Jain
March 23, 2009 at 1:04 pmHi info, some times you tube has problems mostly after few days video comes back.
falguni
November 25, 2008 at 9:43 amhi,
this video is not seen here, but can be viewed on youtube.com
Manjulaji, if the same video can be uploaded here, that wud be great !
Sweetie
November 12, 2008 at 6:19 pmWhy is this video not available anymore?
Manjula Jain
October 18, 2008 at 11:01 pmHi Shivangi,
substituting milk with condensed mik or evaporated milk not a good idea.
Shivangi
October 17, 2008 at 6:40 pmdear Manjulaji,
I want to make this kheer with vermicelli ( seviyan). I might substitute milk with condensed mik or evaporated milk to save time.. Kindly advise if this kheer will stay good for 3 days if i make it before a party.
Regards
Jaya
July 6, 2008 at 8:51 pmKate, I have seen Kheer recipes which use brown basmati rice, although I have not made it myself this way. The recipes state to be sure it’s brown basmati that you use and not just brown rice.
Let us know how it turns out 🙂
Kate
July 6, 2008 at 7:20 pmmy son loves Kheer, since I’ve taken him to Indian restaraunts for most of his life. If he could live with only tow foods, it would be Kheer and dal.
My question is, do you think this would work with brown basmati rice? I’ve recently developed a problem with my blood sugar and can’t eat much sugar, white rice, or white flours.
Rashi
June 29, 2008 at 1:38 pmManjula Aunty, thats a great recipe… I tried the kheer last night & it turned out to be great.. My husband loved it.. Thks for the great recipes…
Aaron J. Sussman
April 22, 2008 at 4:37 pmThanks, Manjula, for this great recipe.
To anyone who’s interested, this can be made vegan by using soy milk instead of whole milk and a teaspoon of vegetable oil instead of butter. It still tastes great and it’s healthier!
Michel
April 12, 2008 at 9:00 amhi,
just visited india… and Kheer is what we liked most from your desserts.
Wonderful to see your cooking and recipe. We ll give it a try this evening
and hopefully our visitors and us will enjoy it at watching our india holiday
videos… Thanks and regards from Germany.
Michel
Jyoti
April 1, 2008 at 9:10 amHi Manjula,
What type of Non Sticks utensils do you use?
rajani kante
March 12, 2008 at 2:23 pmhai’
manjulage I like your dishes very much.I am a house wife,In the lesar time I see your dishes and I prepared your dishes ,my family is so satisfied with that dishes.I want to learn (besan)ke mysorepake and boonde ladu from you.your dishes are like my momes dishes.I am soo happy of knowing your cooking site. I want to learn more dishes from you.
thanking you,
rajani kante
Manjula Jain
December 21, 2018 at 8:11 amRajani, thank you