Badam Kheer

Badam Kheer is a superb and exotic desert made of badam/almonds..It has a thick creamy texture with a divine taste... :-)

Ingredients

20-25 Almonds/badam
1 lr Milk
3/4 Cup Sugar
A Pinch of Saffron
A very small pinch of Cooking Camphor
1 tsp Cardamom Powder
Few Silvered Pistachios and Almonds for Garnishing

Method

Blanch, peel and grind the almonds in to a coarse paste.
Mix in to half the quantity of milk(unboiled) and set aside.
Pour the remaining milk in a thick bottomed vessel and bring to a boil.
Add sugar and simmer for 5-7 min.
Gently pour in the milk with the almond paste, stirring continuously until it comes to a boil.
Mix the camphor and saffron in 1 tbsp of warm milk and rub until the milk turns orange.
Pour it into the kheer, just before taking off the flame.

Add the cardamom Powder and garnish with almond and pistachio silvers...enjoy..:-)

* Sending this exotic dessert recipe to Raven and Anu's Event for Almonds

and to Anu's Diwali Event