COCONUT RICE KHEER
Coconut Rice Kheer is a creamy, tasty vegan kheer or rice pudding that is made with fresh coconut, rice and coconut milk. Add a bit of cardamom or cinnamon powder for that spice flavour and some chopped nuts for a bit of crunch.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup rice
- 2 cups water
- ⅓ cup fresh coconut shredded
- 2 cups coconut milk thick
- ¼ -⅓ cup sugar vegan
- 2 tbsp nuts chopped
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp avocado oil or any odourless oil
Instructions
WASH AND SOAK THE RICE
- Wash the rice by adding water, gently rubbing it. Discard the water. Add more water. Repeat this process 3-4 times.
- Add ½ cup water to the washed rice.
- Allow the rice to soak for 20-30 minutes.
- Drain the water out.
PREPARATION OF COCONUT RICE KHEER
- Heat oil in a saucepan over low heat.
- Stir fry the chopped nuts till they are light golden in colour.
- Remove them from the pan into a plate and keep them on the side.
- To the remaining oil add the soaked rice.
- Stir fry for about 1 minute, mixing all the time.
- Add the shredded coconut and stir fry for 30 seconds or so.
- Add 2 cups of water. Mix well.
- Increase the heat to medium and allow the rice to cook.
- Stir it occasionally so that the rice does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Allow the rice to cook a bit for about 10 minutes.
- By now most of the water will have evaporated.
- Add the sugar and mix well.
- Add the coconut milk.
- Mix well. Allow the kheer to cook in the coconut milk over low heat.
- Do not bring to a rolling boil as you don't want the fat to separate from the coconut milk.
- When the kheer becomes a bit thick after 10 minutes, add the fried nuts and cardamom powder.
- Mix well. Allow it to simmer for a few minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat.
- Serve it hot or cold. If you prefer cold kheer, allow it to cool at room temperature. Then put it in the fridge.
Notes
- Cook the rice in water first as you don't want the fat from the coconut milk to separate.
- Make sure you use good quality thick coconut milk. If you get thin coconut milk then reduce the amount of water you use to cook the rice.
- Add nuts of your choice. I used almonds and some pistachio for the topping.
- Soaked rice cooks faster and also makes the kheer more creamier.