Dates Kheer

Before starting this recipe, I bore a clear idea how I wanted it to taste. Dates should play the main character, consistency should be creamy, mild flavor of cardamoms and itty bitty pieces of nuts playing their part. Accordingly, I went ahead with this idea and built my recipe around it.  I was immensely pleased with the result as I was able to recreate this dish just the way I wanted it.



So get ready for a simple and easy to make Kheer this Sunday.

Dates Kheer
Ingredients:
Seedless Dates- 15
Milk - 2 cups
Coconut Milk - 1/4th cup (optional)
Nuts - 2 tbsps (cashews & almonds chopped finely)
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Chopped Dates- 1 tbsp
Cardamom Powder- 1 pinch



Procedure:

• Soak dates in 1/2 cup of warm milk for 20-30 mins.
• Grind dates into smooth paste by adding milk used for soaking.
• Bring milk to boil. Once it starts boiling, turn the flame to sim and add this dates mixture.
• Combine all the ingredients well. Allow this mixture to cook for about 7-8 mins or until you get the desired consistency.
• Add nuts, cardamom powder and coconut milk. Mix all the ingredients.
• Cook for another 2 mins and switch off.
• Serve warm or chilled.

Chef Says:

• You can make this kheer with just 4 ingredients- Milk, dates, nuts and ghee. The taste remains almost the same.
• You can add condensed milk for a creamier kheer. Adjust dates quantity accordingly and avoid coconut milk.
• Coconut milk is purely optional.
• You can ghee roast coconut bits and add it to the kheer.
• Adjust dates according to your sweet tooth. Mine was little less sweet. So I had to use some honey to match my taste.
• Mejdool dates work perfect.