Makhana Kheer/ Makhana Pudding is delicious and healthy recipe, which is simple to prepare at home. It can be served as dessert after lunch or dinner or you can eat it on any fasting days like Ekadashi Fast, Poornima Fast, Navratiri Fasting, Shivratri Fast or any festivals like Janamashtami, Ganesh Chathurthi etc. , as in this kheer, grain and rice aren't used. So, it can also be called as Dry Fruits Kheer.
1. Firstly in heavy bottomed vessel/pan heat 1 litre milk on low to medium flame for boiling.
2. Meanwhile, take 2 cups makhana/ foxnuts in a bowl.
3. Cut all the makhana into two pieces. Likewise, cut and prepare all makhana into halves.
4. Next, heat 1 tbsp Ghee/clarified butter in a pan and add 15 chopped almonds, then add 15 chopped cashew nuts to it. Roast them for 2 minutes on low flame.
5. Then add 1 tbsp Raisins/Kishmish and roast until they puff up.
6. Take the roasted nuts in a plate and keep them aside.
7. Then in the remaining ghee, add chopped lotus seeds and roast them till the makhanas become crunchy on low flame. Stir often while roasting them.
8. When the milk come to a boil, add the roasted Makhana to it and mix them well.
9. Simmer for around 10 minutes on a low to medium flame till the makhana softens and the milk thickens a bit. Do stir at intervals. Scrape the evaporated milk solids from sides and add to the milk.
10. Add 1/3 cup sugar and Saffron milk to it. For saffron milk, add few saffron strands/Kesar in 1 tbsp warm milk.
11. Cook till it thickens little more.
12. Finally, add roasted nuts and raisins. Mix them well.
13. Stir and cook it for couple of minutes. Makhana Kheer is ready to serve.
14. Garnish it with few chopped nuts. Enjoy Makhane ki Kheer hot/ warm or chilled. Please note that after cooling, the kheer’s consistency thickens a bit.
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