Ingredients :-
10 fresh or varak( silver sheets)
SHAHI KHEER
3 cup milk 91/2 kg), 1 cup boiled rice
1/4 tin condensed milk
1 cup grated paneer
10 almonds – cut into thin long pieces
1 tbsp kishmish, 1-2 drops kewra essence
Seeds of 2 chhoti illaichi (green cardamoms) – powdered
DECORATION
1/4 tsp kesar (saffron) – soaked in 1 tsp warm water, a few rose petals
Method :-
1. Microwave 3 cups milk and boiled rice in a big deep bowl for 8 minutes or till it boils.
2. Microwave at 60% power for 20 minutes, stirring once in between. Remove from microwave.
3. Add all the other ingredients of the shahi kheer. Traansfer to a shallow serving dish. Keep to chill in the fridge.
4. Remove seed of lychees carefully. Insert an almond in each.
5. Place 3-4 lychees on a varak at intervals. Pick up the varak along with the lychees carfully such as to coat 3-4 lychees with one sheet of varak. Keep in the fridge.
6. At serving time, arrang the pearl lychees on the kheer. Dot with some kesar & sprinkle 1-2 rose petals.
Rohini writes about home styling, beauty, fashion, food, and travel from Bangalore, India — drawing on her background in interior styling and years of testing what actually works in real homes and everyday routines. Every recommendation here comes from something she’s personally tried, not aggregated advice.
