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Plain Kheer | Indian Rice Pudding

Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
About Kheer

Kheer is a simply rice pudding with flavor of aromatic spices such as cardamom, saffron, nutmeg, cinnamon, etc. Kheer is usually garnished with dried fruits such as cashews and dates. Kheer is one of the most popular Indian desserts. The presented recipe of kheer is a bsaic kheer recipe.

 Ingredients

½ cup uncooked basmati rice
3 cups whole milk
1 cup condensed milk
3-5 pods cardamom (elachi)
1 cups sugar

Optional
unsalted cashews, dates, saffron (Kesar)

 Preparation
1 Wash rice and cook with 2 cups of milk in low-medium heat.
2 After milk is reduced to half, add condensed milk. Add extra milk if necessary (not required when using half and half).
3 Add optional ingredients.
4 Serve hot or cold.
Nutritional Analysis

Total Calories (kilo calories)

401.3

20

Total Calories from Fat (kilo calories)

94.9

 

Total Fat (g)

10.7

17

Total Saturated Fat (g)

5.5

27

Total Transfat (g)

5.2

 

Cholesterol (mg)

29.5

10

Sodium (mg)

114.8

5

Carbohydrate (g)

67.8

23

Dietary Fiber (g)

1.0

4

Sugar (g)

53.8

 

Protein (g)

10.1

 

Vitamin A (IU)

261.2

5

Vitamin C (mg)

1.4

2

Calcium (mg)

289.4

29

Iron (mg)

1.2

7

For low cal khher, reduce the amount of sugar added to 75% to 60%. It will still taste sweet but will have significantly lower calories.
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