Sama Kheer is a mild sweet kheer made by simmering soaked millets with milk & flavours and garnished with nuts & dry fruits. Sama Kheer is healthy compared to the regular rice kheer due its high fibre content and popularly made during vrat / fasting days.
Sama Kheer is one of the popular sweet made for vrat days.This kheer makes use of millet and it tastes so delicious.Do try this and let me know how you liked it.It tastes more like our regular paal payasam.
I wanted to try this as my north Indian friend suggested me so tried it last week and mittu loved it so much though picked up raisins alone promptly and ate the rest.
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Sama Kheer | Samvat Kheer
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup samvat chawal / barnyard millet
- 2 and 1/2 cups thick milk
- 3 and 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- a generous pinch cardamom powder
- few strands saffron
- 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
- 1 tablespoon raisins
Instructions
- Soak little millet in water for at least 20-30mins. Rinse well then drain and set aside.
- Add this to boiling milk. Let it cook in simmer.
- Once the millet is cooked, just mash and see it should be soft then its done. Add cardamom powder and saffron strands.
- Simmer and add sugar. Mix well , cook until its thick and creamy.
- Finally add chopped nuts and raisins.
- Serve Sama Kheer hot or warm!
Notes
- I used cane sugar, you can use regular sugar too.
- Adjust sweetness according to your taste.
How to make Sama Kheer
- Soak the millet in water for at least 20-30 mins.Rinse well then drain and set aside.
- Add this to boiling milk.Let it cook in simmer.
- Once the millet is cooked, just mash and see it should be soft then its done.Add cardamom powder and saffron strands.
- Simmer and add sugar.
- Mix well , cook until its thick and creamy.Finally add chopped nuts and raisins.
Serve hot or warm!
Garnish with more nuts nuts and raisins while serving! Thick, creamy and delicious payasam ready!
Expert Tips
- I used cane sugar, you can use regular sugar too.
- Adjust sweetness according to your taste.
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