Kheer

BISMILLAH HIR RAHMAN NIR RAHEEM

Ingredients:
150 gms skim milk powder or 75 gms condensed milk
300 ml skim milk
1/2 cup rice (washed and soaked in water for 1/2 an hour)
1/4 tsp cardamom seeds, powdered
10 almonds ( soaked in warm water for 4-5 hours)
3 tsp sugar or to taste
a few saffron strands

Method:
Take 150 ml milk in a bowl.
Mix in the milk powder or condensed milk slowly while stirring. Keep aside.
Pour remaining milk in a deep skillet and place it on medium heat.
Add rice and boil for 10-12 minutes.
Add milk mixture and boil for another five minutes (10-12 minutes for milk powder).
Stir occassionally so that nothing sticks to the bottom.
While the milk is boiling, blanch the almonds. Cut them into thin long pieces.
Add almond pieces, sugar, saffron strands and cardamom powder to the boiling kheer.
Serve kheer warm or cold.