How to cook Nepalese Rice Pudding (Kheer)

Nepalese Rice Pudding or Kheer is a popular dessert in Nepal and an integral part of Nepalese custom & traditions.

Kheer can be cooked up in various different ways, below is our take on how to cook up a “delicious Nepalese dessert” at home.

Ingredients

• 1 cups rice (Arborio makes a good Kheer)
• 1 litre full cream milk
• 200 gm sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon Ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 tablespoon chopped dry fruits
• 1 tablespoon chopped almond/cashews/grated dry coconut
• 5-6 cardamom pods sliced

Steps

• In a big container, pour milk and sweetened condensed milk & wait until it boils
• In the meantime mix rice with ghee using your hand. Please do this without washing the rice with water.
• Pour rice into the hot boiling milk and stir continuously
• Cook the mixture on low heat until the rice gets cooked, this might take up to 30 mins
• Turn off the heat and add chopped dried fruits, nut mix, cardamom pods and stir until is mixed well
• Kheer is pretty much ready as it turns thicker

It’s that simple! To sweeten the kheer, you can put some honey or sugar. Let us know how you go at cooking this up at home. If you need assistance, please contact us here.