DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Kheer
North Indian rice pudding with milk, cardamom, saffron and nuts.
About Kheer
Rice kheer is a North Indian milk-and-rice dessert. This family recipe from Dassana Amit uses basmati rice, whole milk and sugar, with saffron, cardamom, nuts and raisins.
The milk gives the pudding its rich dairy flavour, balanced by sugar and fragrant cardamom. Saffron adds another aromatic note, while almonds, cashews and pistachios bring nutty accents.
Soft rice grains remain visible within the thickened milk. Nuts and golden raisins give contrasting pieces throughout the creamy pudding, which the source serves hot, warm or chilled.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Almond, Cashew, Pistachio.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Kheer
Dassana Amit's North Indian rice kheer.
- Basmati riceBase
- Whole milkLiquid
- SugarSweetener
- Green cardamom powderSeasoning
- SaffronSeasoning
- AlmondsFilling
- CashewsFilling
- Unsalted pistachiosFilling
- Golden raisinsFilling
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Basmati rice: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Whole milk: Milk
- Sugar: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Green cardamom powder: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Ground form retained.
- Saffron: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified
- Almonds: Almond
- Cashews: Cashew
- Unsalted pistachios: Pistachio
- Golden raisins: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Broader raisin candidate; golden form retained.
- Water: No positive allergen conclusion recorded; absence is not verified. Rice soaking water; optional almond blanching medium, not a substitute for whole milk.
Origins & food traditions
North Indian rice-kheer tradition; selected Dassana Amit family recipe.
Countries
- India
- NepalCatalogue link pending review
- PakistanCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
- FijiCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- North Indian Cuisine
- Pakistani CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Nepali CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Trinidadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Fijian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.