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Monday 29 August 2016

Oats & Gulkand Kheer / Pudding / Payasam


          Oats are nutritious, wholesome and low in cholesterol. It contains fibre and is rich in antioxidants. Hence it is advisable to include it in our daily diet. Besides having it for breakfast, they can be turned into yummy desserts. 

          So give a twist to your usual kheer by trying it out with oats and flavour it with some gulkand (rose petals jam). It will not only give a fragrant rose flavour, but it also tastes delicious when had as it is, as an after meal dessert or with poori or parathas. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.





  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 tbsp. oats
  • 1 tbsp. gulkand
  • 3 tbsp. sugar or to taste
  • 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp. rose water
  • 1 tbsp. mixed nuts
  • pinch of saffron strands
  • rose petals to garnish






          Dry roast the oats for a minute or till you get a nice aroma coming through. Keep it aside. Bring the milk to a boil and add sugar, gulkand, cardamom powder and the oats.

          Keep simmering on a medium flame till it is reduced and becomes fairly thick. Add the rose water and keep aside to cool down. Then refrigerate till serving time. 

          Garnish with chopped mixed nuts, rose petals and saffron. Serve this chilled kheer in individual bowls / short glasses as an after meal dessert or whenever you feel like. It also tastes delicious with poori or paratha.




                                  Dry roast the oats.



                                  Bring milk to a boil.



                                  Add sugar.



                                  Add gulkand.



                                  Add fried oats.



                     Add cardamom powder. Simmer till it is fairly thick. Add rose water
                     and chill.



                  Garnish with chopped mixed nuts, rose petals & saffron. Serve in individual 
                  bowls / short glasses as an after meal dessert or whenever you feel like. It also
                  tastes delicious with poori or paratha.














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