Nolen Gurer Payesh (Date Palm Jaggery Rice Kheer / Pudding)

Name: How to cook Nolen Gurer Payesh (Date Palm Jaggery Rice Kheer / Pudding) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Bethica Das

Nolen Gurer Payesh (Date Palm Jaggery Rice Kheer / Pudding)

#jaggery - This is a traditional Bengali Rice Kheer / Pudding / Payasam prepared with Date Palm Jaggery called Nolen / Notun Gur. This type of jaggery is available only during winter and you can dish out a wide range of sweets with it.

Ingredient

1/4 cup

small grained aromat rice, soaked in water for 30 minutes

pinch

salt

1-2

bay leaves

1 cup

milk

1 tsp.

ghee

1/2 cup

jaggery (Nolen gur)

1/3 cup

milk powder

1/4 tsp.

cardamom powder

1-2 tsp.

chopped pistachios

pinch

saffron

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Pressure cook the rice in 3/4 cup water and bay leaves for 3-4 whistles. Discard the bay leaves and add a pinch of salt and ghee. Mash well.

* Step 2

Then add the milk, cardamom powder, jaggery and milk powder. Combine everything well. Garnish with chopped nuts and saffron and serve at room temperature or chilled.

* Step 3

Note - Rice Kheer is traditionally prepared by boiling milk along with rice, sugar / jaggery. This involves a lot of stirring till the rice is cooked and you get the desired consistency. But today I would like to share an easy method.

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