Payesh or Kheer

We will find out a very popular sweet dish of Bengal as well as North india. That one is KHEER or PAYESH. I think in south also its equally famous with name PAYASAM.

In Bengal we generally have it during puja or as a sweet item after meal.In north india kheer puri very popular. 

Lets see how quickly and easily we can prepare this dish at home and enjoy.

Preparation Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

100 gm Gobindobhog rice (if not available, you can use Jeera Rice also)

1 lt cow milk

Sugar around 150 gm or as per taste

1 Bay Leaf

2 Cardamoms (crushed)

½ cup Kaju, kismis, almonds (half broken)

½ tsp ghee

How to cook:

First of all take the milk in a heavy bottom vessel & bring it to boil. Reduce the flame & simmer until the milk is reduced by 2/3^rd. Wash the rice grains properly & add them to the boiling milk. Stir every 3-4 min. 

When the rice is half done add the bay leaf & sugar & stir on continuous basis. Add the kaju, kismis, almonds & cardamom seeds. Stir well & check whether it’s done. You can spread  ½ tsp ghee to enhance the flavour. Your payesh is ready to serve.