IndianBadshahi kheer
Vermicelli and rice milk pudding
Royal milk pudding with vermicelli, rice, mawa, nuts and fresh apple
A royal kheer that combines roasted vermicelli and short-grain rice in thickened milk enriched with mawa (khoya, dried milk solids), ground almonds and pistachios. Saffron and cardamom perfume it, and crisp cubes of fresh apple are stirred in at the end. Serve chilled, topped with almond and pistachio flakes.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Serves
- 4
- Per serving
- 520 kcal
Ingredients
For the kheer
- 4 ¼ cups whole milk
- ⅔ oz fine vermicelli, roasted½ cup
- 3 oz cooked short-grain rice½ cup
- 7 oz mawa (khoya), grated1 cup
- 2 ⅛ oz ground almonds½ cup
- 1 tbsp ground pistachios
- 1 tbsp ground cardamom, coarse
- ½ tsp saffron powder
- 5 tbsp sugaror to taste
For the topping
- 2 ⅝ oz apple, peeled and finely cubed½ cup
To garnish
- 2 tbsp almond flakes
- 1 tbsp pistachio flakes
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Bring 4 ¼ cups whole milk to the boil in a heavy pan and boil gently for 15 minutes, stirring often, until it starts to thicken.
15 minStep 2: Add ⅔ oz fine vermicelli, roasted and 3 oz cooked short-grain rice and boil for 3 minutes.
3 minStep 3: Stir in 7 oz mawa (khoya), grated, 2 ⅛ oz ground almonds, 1 tbsp ground pistachios, 1 tbsp ground cardamom, coarse, ½ tsp saffron powder and 5 tbsp sugar.
Step 4: Cook for 15 minutes, stirring so it doesn't catch, until the kheer thickens. Take off the heat.
15 minStep 5: Stir in 2 ⅝ oz apple, peeled and finely cubed while the kheer is still warm.
Step 6: Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with 2 tbsp almond flakes and 1 tbsp pistachio flakes.
Step 7: Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve chilled.
60 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 29 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does badshahi kheer take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 35 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
- What can I use instead of cooked short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
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