Saebina Payasa/ Apple Kheer:

Hi everyone,

This is my first post on the blog, and I liked to start up with  recipe of a sweet.

   It had been just a month after our arrival to America, and came the Shivaratri festival and I was quite exited about its celebration. Since we were new to the place, and there was a lack of the basic Indian groceries, I thought to experiment with this simpler version of kheer. Here comes the

recipe;

Ingredients: (serves 2)

Apple-1

Milk-2-21/2 cups

Sugar-2-3 t-spoons

cardamom powder-for taste.

Small bits of cashew nuts and raisins-as required.

Ghee-3 Tb-spoon.

Method:

• Clean the apple and grate it.
• heat the ghee and roast the cashew and raisins, keep aside.
• Boil the milk until it gets reduced to 3/4.
• Start to saute the apple gratings with ghee until they turn brown-red in colour. Add the sugar and saute further until the sugar melts.
• Add the still hot milk, roasted dry fruits, cardamom powder and mix well.
• Stir until the required consistency of kheer is reached.
• Once cooled to room temperature keep it in a refrigerator for 1 hour.

Note:

• A slight curdling can occur which in fact adds to the taste of the dish.
• Rose essence goes very well with the kheer and compliments to its taste.
• Saffron can be added to make it extra rich.