Black Currant Dates Kheer Recipe
Black Currant Dates Kheer or Payasam is a nutritious sweet pudding, made by mixing dates, currants and dry fruits in coconut milk. The kheer is rich in Iron, Magnesium and the B-Complex Vitamins, making this pudding a tasty and filling dessert option especially during parties or family occasions. Dates Kheer is usually prepared by grinding dates, and adding the sugar and coconut milk. In this recipe, we have chopped the dates for that added texture.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup Dates
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seedless
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chopped finely
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1/2 cup Black currant (dried)
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1/4 cup Poppy seeds
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3/4 cup Jaggery
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powdered
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2 teaspoons Ghee
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1/2 cup Dry Fruits
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300 ml Coconut milk
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2 teaspoons Rice flour
Instructions
Step 1
To start with making Black Currant Dates Kheer Recipe, roast the dry fruits, poppy seeds, dates and black currant with ghee in a small pan on medium heat, till a wonderful aroma emanates
Step 2
With heat on low, add in the jaggery and coconut milk to the dry contents and mix everything together
Step 3
Mix the rice flour in a little water separately and add it to the above mixture, and stir to combine well
Step 4
Bring all the ingredients to a boil, simmering them until slightly thickened for 5 to 10 minutes
Step 5
The Black Currant Dates Kheer is now ready to be served hot or can even be refrigerates and had chilled
Step 6
Serve Black Currant Dates Kheer Recipe after a one pot meal of Spiced Kumbh Pulao Recipe (Spicy Mushroom Rice)