Coconut Rice Pudding (Kheer)
Recipe Courtesy of Julie Sahni
Ingredients
1/4 cup basmati rice
6 cups whole milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
3 tablespoons coconut flakes
2 tablespoons raisins
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Directions
Wash the rice thoroughly in several changes of water and put in a deep
pot. Add milk and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cook milk, gently boiling for 1 hour or
until the rice is thoroughly cooked and the milk has thickened to a pudding consistency. Add sugar,
cardamom and coconut, mix well. Distribute the pudding into 4 serving dishes and garnish with
raisins and almonds. Chill for 4 hours before serving.