Dashera2012-Badam Kheer Recipe-Image

25 almonds (badam)

1 litre milk

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. cardamom powder

10-15 strands saffron, crushed, soaked in 1 tsp. warm milk

1 tsp rose water

5 pistachios crushed coarsely

Method

Soak almonds for 30 mins in hot water

Peel the skin of almonds

Grind the almonds into paste with 1/2 cup water

Bring the milk to boil in heavy pan

Add almond paste

Keep stirring occasionally till semi-solid

Add sugar, cardamom powder, rose water and saffron

Cook for 2 minutes

Garnish with pistachios

Serve chilled or hot

Makes: 5 servings

Shelflife: 1 day