Kitchen Tantra

Nuts Kheer:

Arcot Muslim Style Kheer.

Ingredients:

Almonds 15
Cashew 20
Pista nuts 15
Whole milk 2-4 cups
Condensed milk 1 cup
Sugar 1/4 cup
Kewra essence few drops
Saffron few strands
Ghee 1/4 cup

Make puree using milk:

Almond 10 - paste 2 spoons
Cashew 10 -paste 2 spoons
Pista 10 - paste 2 spoons

Method:

In a wide, deep, non stick pan....heat ghee.

Add whole nuts and bring to golden color.

Now stir-in puree(all the 3)fry for a while.

In a seperate pan, make a sugar syrup.

Add this syrup, milk and saffron to the nuts+puree set up.

Yeah slow cook over medium with constant stirring. As u know....puree gets burnt at the bottom. So keep stirring!

When the milk reduced to half and nice saffron aroma fills the room....add condensed milk.

Let this be in simmer for some more time. Add kewra essence and remove from heat.

Serve chilled.