Kheer
also called payasam · payasa · phirni · rice pudding · Indian rice pudding
- Curry House
- serves 6
- about 3 hr 15 min
- Custards & Puddings
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1/3 cup(65 g, rinsed and drained)basmati rice | toast in a heavy pot for 2 min | simmer 45 min until reduced | stir in the sugar | stir in the saffron and nuts | chill 2 hr, or serve warm |
| 1 tsp(5 g)ghee | |||||
| 6 cups(1.4 L)whole milk | |||||
| 1/2 cup(100 g)granulated sugar | |||||
| 1/2 tsp(seeds from 6 pods, crushed)green cardamom | |||||
| 1/4 tsp(a large pinch)saffron | steep | ||||
| 2 Tbs(30 mL)warm milk | |||||
| 1/4 cup(30 g)slivered almonds | |||||
| 2 Tbs(15 g, slivered)pistachios | |||||
| 2 Tbs(20 g)golden raisins | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.11 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1toast in a heavy pot for 2 min
2steep
3simmer 45 min until reduced
goes in with what step 1 made
4stir in the sugar
goes in with what step 3 made
5stir in the saffron and nuts
goes in with what steps 2 and 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 2 hr 2 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 2 minof the steps that give a time
4 of the 6 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 3 hr 15 min.
toast in a heavy pot for 2 min
2 minneeds you(read off the step)from the start
steep
not timedfrom the start
simmer 45 min until reduced
not timed2 min in
stir in the sugar
not timed2 min in
stir in the saffron and nuts
not timed2 min in
chill 2 hr, or serve warm
2 hrwalk away(read off the step)2 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need heavy pot
See how it is written
>> title: Kheer
>> category: Custards & Puddings
>> tags: rice, milk, cardamom, saffron, indian, stovetop
>> counters: Curry House
>> aka: payasam, payasa, phirni, rice pudding, Indian rice pudding
>> servings: 6
>> time: 3 hr 15 min
>> step.2: simmer 45 min until reduced
>> step.4: stir in the sugar
>> step.5: stir in the saffron and nuts
>> step.6: chill 2 hr, or serve warm
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Simmer @&(~1)rice{} in @whole milk{6%cup}(1.4 L), stirring often, until it reduces by a third.
Steep @saffron{1/4%tsp}(a large pinch) in @warm milk{2%Tbs}(30 mL).
Stir @granulated sugar{1/2%cup}(100 g), @green cardamom{1/2%tsp}(seeds from 6 pods, crushed) into @&(~2)kheer{}.
Stir @&(~2)saffron milk{} into @&(~1)sweetened kheer{} with @slivered almonds{1/4%cup}(30 g), @pistachios{2%Tbs}(15 g, slivered), @golden raisins{2%Tbs}(20 g).
Chill @&(~1)kheer{} for ~{2%hr}, or serve it warm.