AMARANTH FRUITY PUDDING/ RAJGIRA KHEER
Amaranth Fruity Pudding/ Rajgira Kheer is a healthy, filling, nutritious, creamy pudding that can be enjoyed as a dessert or as breakfast. Loaded with nuts and fresh fruits, it is an absolute treat.
Ingredients
- ½ cup amaranth seeds
- 1 cup milk
- 1-2 tbsp sugar, date syrup, honey or maple syrup
- 1 tbsp chopped almonds
- 1 tbsp chopped pistachios
- ½ tsp cardamom or cinnamon powder
- 1 cup mixed fresh fruit of your choice
Instructions
- Put amaranth in a sieve and wash it under a running tap.
- Pour milk into a pan and put it over medium heat.
- When the milk is hot, add the amaranth seeds.
- Let the mixture simmer over low to low medium heat for 20-25 minutes or till the milk is reduced to half the quantity. Remember to stir the mixture frequently.
- Add sweetener of your choice. Mix well.
- Take the kheer or pudding off the heat and let it cool.
- Add the chopped fruits and cardamom or cinnamon powder. Mix well.
- Garnish with chopped nuts.
- You can serve this at room temperature or cold.
- I prefer cold pudding/ kheer so I kept it in the fridge for 2 hours.
Notes
- You can add 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk, date puree, coconut sugar, honey or jaggery instead of sugar.
- Add fresh fruits of your choice like mango, banana, berries etc.
- Can serve it hot as a porridge for breakfast.
- For vegan option cook the amaranth in almond, cashew milk or coconut milk.
- Can also cook it in water.