Makhane Ki Kheer - Euryale Seeds Pudding

I am going to share an usual kind of pudding. Many of you may have eaten it before in different forms. The star ingredient is called "Phool Makhana" in local language in Rajasthan and a few different names I heard in English, like Lotus Seeds, Euryale Seeds or Fox Nuts etc. So, I am little confused and I am posting this pic here, as may be it is called something different. It is used in curries and desserts both. But, I am sharing the pudding made out of this.

Picture Courtesy: Charche Chauke Ke

Makhane ki Kheer - मखाने की खीर (Euryale Seeds Pudding)

Ingredients
Milk - 6 cups
Makhana - 2 cups (I used a 2 oz. packet that I got in Indian store)
Sugar - 1 cup
Green Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 2 tbsp
Saffron - 3 to 4 strands
Pista (Pistachio) or any other dry fruits - 1 tsbp sliced or coarsely ground
Preparation

• Roast Makhana in ghee
• Cool it down and then grind makhana coarsely
• Boil milk in a heavy bottomed plan.
• Add groound makhana, sugar and saffron.
• Boil it and let the milk thicken.
• Once the pudding thickens, add ilaichi powder and any dry fruits you want.

Serving
Serve it warm as a dessert.


This goes to Shama's - Kheer Festival.

This also goes to Cooking with Seeds - Cardamom Seeds event hosted by Priya.

Till next post, take care.