A recipe for kheer, a classic Indian rice pudding studded with raisins and nuts and spiced with cardamom.
Ingredients
1 cup short-grain Indian or Italian (Arborio) rice
1 1/2 cups water
3 cups whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup raw cashews or pistachios, finely chopped
Seeds from 4 green cardamom pods
Ground cinnamon, to taste
Instructions
Place the rice and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add the milk, sugar, raisins, cashews or pistachios, cardamom seeds, and cinnamon and simmer, stirring often, until the rice is tender and the mixture is creamy, 30 to 35 minutes more. Serve warm or chilled.
