Go Back
Kesari Kheer Recipe
Print
Kesari Kheer Recipe | How to make Kesari Kheer Recipe in Microwave
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Kesari Kheer Recipe is one of the creamy Indian rice pudding cooked with milk.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2
Calories: 520 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Kesar Strands saffaron – 6-8 no.
  • Full cream milk – 1.5 liters
  • Basmathi Rice – ¼ cup
  • Sugar – 5 tbsp.
  • Cardamom powder – ½ tbsp.
  • Almonds – 10 no. soaked and sliced
  • Cashew – 5-10 no.
  • Raisins – 12 no.
Instructions
How to Make Kesari Kheer Recipe:
  1. Take hollow microwave safe bowl and pour milk into it.
  2. At medium temperature, boil milk for 5 minutes.
  3. Clean basmati rice and strain water from it.
  4. Add rice with milk and cook for 20 minutes on medium temperature.
Tip: If you have any plans to substitute Sugar with jaggery, then it can be added at this point. But adding jaggery may make this recipe look a bit dark.
Tip: Always remember to add sweetening ingredient at the end of the cooking process.
  1. Add kesar strands, sugar, cardamom powder, cashew and raisins.
  2. Mix together and cook on medium temperature for more 10 minutes.
Note: Based on the moisture level, one should break down the microwave timing and stir in between, else there may be burning at the bottom and lose the flavor of the recipe.
  1. Garnish Kesari Kheer recipe with almond slices and serve hot or cold.