Kheer is an instant dessert which helps a lot at times. We may know a variety of kheer recipes. But this Sooji Kheer is really an easy to make recipe. Also, it takes only 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. We may prepare this kheer from a simpler version to a richer one. Hopefully, all the ingredients required will always be available in our Indian pantry. So, I am sharing one of many versions of Sooji Kheer.
Benefits of using Sooji/ Rava
Rava/ Sooji is an ingredient which cooks in just 10 minutes and might be present in all Indian kitchens so as to help in making instant recipes like rava idli, rava upma/ khichdi, rava dosa, rava kanji/ kheer or rava kesari. Lets checkout our recipe.
About Sooji Kheer
Sooji Kheer/ Rava Payasam is a tasty – easy to make Kheer/ Payasam/ Sweet/ Dessert recipe. Just cook sooji for 4 to 5 minutes then add milk and fried cashews. That all! You will end up with a tasty kheer in your hands to taste.
Ingredients
- Rava/Sooji – 1/4 cup
- Water – 1 cup
- Milk – 1 cup
- Sugar – 1/2 cup (as per your sweetness)
- Ghee – 1/2 teaspoon.
- Cashews – few
- Grated Badams, cucumber seeds (optional)
- Elaichi powder – a pinch
How to make Sooji Kheer?
- Boil water in a heavy bottomed sauce pan.
- Then add sooji/ rava little by little into the boiling water. Mix well with a spoon so that no lumps will form.
- Let the sooji cook in a medium flame for 5 minutes (till it cooks).
- Then add milk and let them combine well for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Now add sugar, elaichi powder and roasted cashews and mix well. Turn off the stove and serve hot.
What common mistakes we do?
- When adding sooji to the boiling water lumps will form. Don’t worry. Mixing with a whisk will resolve the problem easily.
- Since after turning off the stove and getting cool, the consistency of kheer changes a little thick. You may adjust the consistency by adding boiling milk. Check for sweetness after adding milk.
Now it’s time to enjoy your delicious Kesari with the beloved ones. Try the recipe and leave your valuable comments. Mail me if you need more clarification.
Recipe Card
Sooji Kheer
Ingredients
Instructions
Boil water in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and add a pinch of salt.
Once the water starts boiling, add sooji little by little while stirring it continuously to avoid lumps. Let it cook for 5 minutes in low flame.
After the sooji cooked well, add boiled milk, sugar, elaichi powder and mix well. Let it combine for 2 minutes.
Turn off the stove and add roasted (in ghee) cashew nuts and serve hot.
Note
A very simple & quick kheer recipe which opt as a dessert, sweet or as a prasad.
