Kheer
- 2 quarts whole milk
- 2 cardamom pods
- 3/8 to 1/2 cup rice
- 3/8 to 1/2 cup sugar, to taste
- Combine the milk and cardamom in a heavy pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- As the mixture warms, begin to stir it with a wooden spoon.
- Be patient and do not cook too quickly or the milk will burn on the bottom; you want the mixture simmering, but not really boiling.
- You dont have to stir constantly, but you must stir frequently.
- When the quantity of milk has reduced by half, an hour or so later, stir in the rice.
- Continue to cook and stir until the rice is very soft and the milk further reduced, 30 minutes or so.
- Stir in the sugar and cook for another 10 or 15 minutes, still stirring.
- When the pudding is done, pour it into a bowl and refrigerate (or you can serve it warm or at room temperature).
- The skin that forms on it and that left behind in the pot are the prime parts.
milk, cardamom pods, rice, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kheer-385724 (may not work)