Khira Gaintha Recipe - Rice Dumplings In Sweetened Milk

Name: Khira Gaintha Recipe - Rice Dumplings In Sweetened Milk
Prep time: 60 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice flour; 2 cups Water; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/4 cup Cashew nuts; powdered; 1 pinch Salt; 1 tablespoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi); 1 liter Milk; Mixed nuts; chopped; to garnish

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 60 M

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Diet Vegetarian

Khira Gaintha is a traditional odia sweet dish which consists of rice flour dumplings cooked in cardamom flavored milk. Khira Gainthas are soft rice flour balls that are cooked in sweetened flavored milk. The rice flour is cooked with water and then kneaded to form a smooth dough. This dough are made into small balls, and dropped into simmering cardamom flavored milk and adorned with chopped nuts.

Ingredients

1 cup Rice flour
2 cups Water
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Cashew nuts
powdered
1 pinch Salt
1 tablespoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
1 liter Milk
Mixed nuts
chopped
to garnish

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Khira Gaintha Recipe - Rice Dumplings In Sweetened Milk, soak the rice in water for about 5 to 6 hours

Step 2

Then wash and drain the water from rice and dry them under a fan and keep it aside

Step 3

Grind the rice to a fine mixture

Step 4

You can use the rice powder also for this recipe

Step 5

Boil water in a deep pan

Step 6

Add a tsp of oil and salt to this

Step 7

Now gradually add the rice flour to the water and keep stirring

Step 8

Make sure there aren’t any lumps

Step 9

Lower the flame, cover the pan with a lid and cook it for five minutes

Step 10

Transfer this mixture to a plate

Step 11

Let it cool

Step 12

Once cooled, knead it with your fingers so that it becomes a soft dough

Step 13

Make small balls out of it

Step 14

Boil some water and drop these rice balls in boiling water for 4 to 5 minutes

Step 15

Take out and keep aside

Step 16

You can also steam these balls

Step 17

Boil the milk on low flame until milk thickens

Step 18

Add sugar, Cardamom powder and the cashew nut powder

Step 19

It will thicken your milk

Step 20

Now one by one drop the rice balls into the boiling milk and continue stirring

Step 21

Cook for 1 more minute and turn off the heat

Step 22

Garnish with chopped pistachios and almonds

Step 23

Serve chilled

Step 24

Serve Khira Gaintha Recipe - Rice Dumplings In Sweetened Milk as a dessert after Lobia Kebabs Recipe, One Pot Spicy Vegetable Pulao Recipe with Coconut Milk, Kela Anar Raita Recipe, Butter Naan Recipe