Badam Kheer

Last day of First Week marathon. It is a dessert for my Party Menu. 

A simple dish that can be made ahead and served in a big bowl or in individual portions.

Yes it is the heavenly sinful Badam Kheer. This has always been my favorite when I visit Shree Mithai. This dish in particular is very close to my heart. A small story on why it is close to my heart. When I made this dish and took it to office, a colleague of mine could not resist when she saw the Kheer and had about 7 spoons of the Kheer. Now you may wonder what is so special about her having so much Kheer. The point is that, she was on a strict diet and never budges for any delicacy that might ruin her diet. She made my day, I did not have the heart to stop her. She made my day by her act. 

Ingredients

Badam - 2 cups soaked in milk

Milk - 1.5 litres

Sugar - as per taste

Badam and Saffron strands for garnish 

Method

Soak the Badam in warm milk for about an hour s time

In the mean time boil and milk and keep it aside

Blend the soaked Badam into a smooth paste.

Add the blended paste and sugar to the boiled milk 

Keep stirring in low flame till the whole mixture thickens

Dissolve saffron strands in a little milk and add to the Kheer

Saffron adds color and flavor to the Kheer

Vegetable Pulao

These days I feel its better that I do not enter the kitchen during the day time. Man its so hot. One pot meals provide relief at such times. Kids these days like to have variety rice and easy meals in their tiffin boxes rather than the traditional sambhar or rasam rice that we used to carry during our school days. Vegetable Pulao is a mildly spiced rice with loads of veggies in it. I always feel that for these days kids you need to sneak in veggies in some form or the other. else you are not gonna get them to eat veggies.

The recipe for today is Vegetable Pulao, which is a mildly spiced one, and a party pleaser. Do try and let me know of your feedback.



I had taken the recipe from Divya's Easycooking

It cam out very well and was liked by all. You need not prepare a separate curry to accompany this Pulao, a simple raitha would do.

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