Makhana Kheer/Makhane Ki Kheer
Creamy rich and loaded with nuts and raisins, Makhane Ki Kheer or Makhana Kheer Recipe for vrat/fasting days and special occasions.
Equipment
- Heavy Bottom Pan/Kadhai to cook kheer
- Pan to roast nuts
Ingredients
- 500 ml Full fat/cream Milk
- ¼ cup Makhana /Foxnuts
- 2 tbsp Almonds
- 2 tbsp Cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp Grated Dry Coconut or Desiccated Coconut
- 2 tbsp Raisins and Cranberries
- 1-2 Green Cardamoms
- ¼ cup Sugar or as required
- 1-2 tsp Ghee optional
Instructions
- To make Makhana Kheer , boil milk on low flame for 5-10 mins, till it starts to thicken it.500 ml Full fat/cream Milk
- Dry roast makhana or add ½-1 tsp ghee while roasting. It will take about 5 mins.¼ cup Makhana, 1-2 tsp Ghee
- Take out one seeds, cool it a bit and carefully crush it to see if makhana are roasted.
- Take out and keep aside to cool.
- Dry roast almonds and cashew nuts separately. Add some ghee if you want.2 tbsp Almonds, 2 tbsp Cashew nuts
- Roast the nuts separately. You can add ½ tsp ghee while roasting.
- Dry roast coconut till it starts to give roasted aroma and turns light brown. Do not roast it for long as, it may get burn.2 tbsp Grated Dry Coconut
- Coarsely ground makhana , nuts and cardamom in a grinder or use a rolling pin.1-2 Green Cardamoms
- Add the powdered makhana, nuts, raisins, cranberries and coconut to boiling milk.2 tbsp Raisins
- Cook till kheer starts to thicken.
- Add sugar/sweetener in the end and stir kheer so that it doesn't burn at the bottom. Keep the flame mow while cooking.¼ cup Sugar
- Serve hot or chill for few hours and enjoy
- Garnish with silvered almonds or chopped nuts, edible dried rose petals and roasted coconut flakes.
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Notes
Use Plant milk for Vegan friendly Makhana Kheer.
You can also add other nuts like pistachios, dates, fig, dried apricots.
You can add whole Makhana in milk or coarsely crush it and add.
You can also grind all the nuts to fine powder. This makes kheer extra creamy. I pulse the makhana and nuts coarsely in grinder.
You can also keep aside few whole makhana add to kheer along with powdered nuts.
Add 1-2 tbsp of milk powder to boiling milk after adding nuts if you want to thicken milk quickly.
Adding grated coconut is optional, I like adding it, love the nutty flavor of coconut in the kheer, you can leave if you want.
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