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    Home » Delicious Desserts » Chawal ki Kheer - Pakistani Rice Pudding

    Chawal ki Kheer - Pakistani Rice Pudding

    May 26, 2018 · Modified: Nov 22, 2020 · by Sarah Mir

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    In Urdu there is this expression - "haath ka maza" - it literally translates to the taste in someones hand, but is a nod to the idea that there is an intrinsic style to everyone's cooking. My MIL is our resident expert chawal ki kheer maker, while this recipe incorporates a tip from her it does not attempt to be hers. Something about her haath ka maza I think.

    It is still really good if I do say so myself and a derivative of this recipe I found from a lovely blog I discovered recently. The blog is called Rookie with a Cookie and she cooks with a zestful passion that had me reading her posts well into the night. Her chawal ki kheer is one that mimics the classic kheer you get in Pakistan, the kind in two earthenware bowls tied together. While I love that dearly, I wanted to make a more homestyle kheer and ended up making a quicker version of hers that incorporates a tip from my MIL.

    My favourite part about this recipe is the preboiling of the rice and mashing to teeny tiny pieces. It makes me question my previous raw rice moves. hmmm 

    chawal ki kheerOk so here are my quick kheer tips:-

    1. Keep your skim milk to yourself
    2. Do not bust out the nonstick pan, your kheer will burn
    3. Low and slow is the way to go

    Also many of the recent recipes I have been sharing are by request from my instagram fam, if you have something you'd like to see let me know and I will do my best!

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    4.55 from 20 votes

    Chawal ki Kheer - Pakistani Rice Pudding

    Author: Sarah Mir

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup rice, soaked
    • 1 litre whole milk
    • 5-6 cardamom pods
    • 10 tbsp sugar
    • ¼ - ½ cup cream (or half n half)

    Instructions

    • Boil your rice until it is mushy - this is at least 10 minutes of active boiling
    • While that happens use a wide bottomed steel pot (NOT NON STICK) to bring your milk to a simmer
    • Lightly bruise the cardamom pods and add them to the milk, keep the temperature low, 
    • Once the rice is mushy, drain most of the water and then mash it up thoroughly on a plate with a fork
    • Add to the milk mixture along with the sugar. Mix well.
    • Cook on low - a gentle simmer for an hour. The milk will scald at the bottom of the pan but should not burn. Stir with a rubber spatula every now and then to check.
    • The kheer will cook down quite a bit in this time, add ¼ cup of the cream you are using and taste - add more sugar or cream if desired
    • Serve garnished with nuts or plain. 

    Notes

    I have ruined many a pot trying to rush the process, spare yourselves! The kheer cooks beautifully at a low temperature, and requires little babysitting. Turn the heat up and you are on perpetual stirring duty.

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    1. Audi says

      June 05, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      Yum!!!
      It sounds and looks so good.
      😁

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      • [email protected] says

        June 11, 2018 at 11:57 pm

        Thank you so much!

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    2. Varda Shahid says

      August 20, 2018 at 12:50 pm

      Hey Sarah .this looks amazing..trying it out for eid..any ideas if any major stores sell those small clay bowls (tooti wali kheer)...I'm in the East of the GTA

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      • [email protected] says

        August 21, 2018 at 7:44 am

        Hi Varda! SO glad you're trying this out. I am not familiar with East GTA stores but at least on the west side most of the Indian stores seem to carry the little clay bowls sort of where they keep the metal plates and bowls. They are definitely less common in the Pakistani ones!

        Reply
      • Herra Khan says

        May 29, 2019 at 11:26 am

        Never made kheer befkre but this sounds so simple so will be trying for Eid InshaAllah!! Just a question about the cream-is the normal cream found in grocery stores (I usually get natrel). Does it need to be light or normal? Thanks so much!

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    3. Saira says

      May 05, 2020 at 4:36 pm

      This was really good! My first time making it and it came out perfect- maybe even better than my mom's! My entire apartment smells like sugar and ilaichi now 🙂 Thank you for your amazing recipes!

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      • [email protected] says

        May 05, 2020 at 11:27 pm

        That smell is the best!!!! Thank you for trying this recipe and I am so so happy it worked out!

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    4. Mishall says

      September 18, 2020 at 4:28 pm

      hello!
      I recently discovered this blog and absolutely LOVE it.
      I wanted to know the serving size as in how many people it serves generally with this quantity?

      Reply
      • [email protected] says

        September 21, 2020 at 5:04 pm

        Hi Mishall! First of all you have one of my favourite names. My little girl has the same name 🙂 Second I am happy to hear you're enjoying the blog and thanks for catching that I don't have a serving size on there. I would say it serves 6-8 people!

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    5. Aliza says

      October 16, 2020 at 9:07 pm

      Hey I have a quick question. I am planning on making this. But you say to use 1/4 cup rice. How much is this in grams etc

      Reply
      • [email protected] says

        October 17, 2020 at 10:41 pm

        Hi Aliza! That's approximately 50g of uncooked rice!

        Reply

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