Kheer

Ingredients:  

• Water – ½ cup

• Milk – 5 cups

• White rice – ½ cup, preferably small or medium grain, rinsed

• Sugar – ½ cup 

• Roasted Mixed Nuts  - ½ cup chopped or sliced (almonds, cashews, walnut, pistachios) (Optional) 

• Raisins – 1 tablespoon

• Cardamom powder (Elaichi) – 1 teaspoon

• Saffron (Kesa) – 1/8 teaspoon OR 1 pinch

Kheer is an Indian favorite dessert for special occasions.  It’s made with rice and milk infused with saffron, cardamom and assorted dry fruits.  

Sanitize the instant pot steel insert, lid and sealing ring thoroughly.  If you have an extra sealing ring for sweet foods, use it. 

Boil ½ cup water in the instant pot on SAUTE mode and let the water start steaming.  Turn off the saute mode.  Once water is steaming add all the other ingredients in the instant pot steel insert.  Close lid with vent in sealing position.  Set instant pot to PORRIDGE mode for 20 minutes to high pressure.  When instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.  Open instant pot and mix well.  Kheer is ready.  Serve warm or chilled.  If needed, to get the desired consistency, cook on SAUTE mode for 2-3 minutes or add more milk, mix and let it boil for a minute.