How to make Kheer in Pressure Cooker | Kheer - Indian style rice pudding is one of the oldest and classic Indian dessert or pudding you can find that is utterly delicious and divine. A dessert that is made from staple ingredients such as milk, rice and sugar, but once flavoured, this creamy and rich dessert with cardamom or saffron and adorned with slivered nuts and garnished with edible silver foil, this Indian dessert is fit enough for a royal menu.
INDIANS AND KHEER
We Indians have a soft corner for kheer, one of the most common and popular homemade dessert made with love and lots of effort and eaten till the heart's content. Whether there is a small prayer in the house or celebrating festivals such as Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan or Navratri or just having small get together with the family there will be plenty of bowls of Kheer with Poori vanishing in the thin air. Kheer is such a delightful soothing and soft dessert that anyone can enjoy no matter if a baby or 80 years old.
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TRADITIONAL METHOD FOR CHAWAL KI KHEER - RICE PUDDING
Kheer is a fairly simple dessert to make but needs a good amount of time, energy and concentration. It is a slow-cooked dish that you don't want to shift your attention for even a few minutes from it, else you'll see a nothing but a burnt mess. Traditional Kheer is made over the stove by boiling whole milk, then soaked rice and sugar added and simmered till you get thick and creamy kheer. It can be flavoured with cardamom, actually, cardamom helps in digesting the rich and heavy foods. It is finally garnished with the chopped nuts of your choice.
STOVETOP PRESSURE COOKER KHEER
Since the stovetop pressure cooker, a handy and useful kitchen gadget for every cook in India, arrived in our homes with its recipe books, there was one recipe which caught everyone's attention, it was Kheer. I clearly remember when my mum bought a Hawkins pressure cooker 6litre one, she prepared a kheer using this pressure cooker and could not praise it enough, since then the only way she made kheer was always in a pressure cooker. So obviously, I picked up that method too. One may have a question about the taste and texture, but this pressure cooker method kheer tastes as delicious as the traditional one, it's creamy, rich and irresistible only with minimal efforts, just eliminate sweat and stress, no slaving over the stove and stirring for hours. Don't you think it's a win-win situation for you guys!
RICE FOR KHEER
While the western world uses short grain rice such as rice pudding rice or arborio, for Kheer Indians use mostly Basmati rice, although some prefer short grain rice with Indian varieties such as Gobindbhog rice which is short grain, sticky and aromatic.
SUGAR OR CONDENSED MILK
For kheer, it works both, but I prefer sugar. somehow with sugar, the original taste retains same. Some use both so really whatever is your preference.
VEGAN KHEER
Use any plant-based milk and omit ghee. Also, use vegan sugar.
WHAT SIZE PRESSURE COOKER WILL I NEED
You'll need a 5litre pressure cooker to make kheer for 4 people. Try not to use a small pressure cooker as there is a chance that the milk mixture will overflow.
INGREDIENTS FOR KHEER
Rice - A staple ingredient can be found in any kitchen. For this recipe Basmati is perfect but if you don't have any other white rice would do the job.
Milk - For a rich and creamy taste and texture whole milk required but if you don't have it then semi-skimmed or skimmed will do the job, you may want to add single or double cream or evaporated milk works so well too.
Sugar - Normal granulated sugar.
Spices and Nuts
To enhances flavour the kheer you will need aromatic spices such as cardamom and saffron ( I don't like to add saffron while kheer is cooking, but like to garnish with it. ) Almonds, pistachio, or cashew nuts are perfect. Some people fry the nuts but I like to add raw.
Now that you have this delightful dessert recipe and that too with a fuss-free method, don't hesitate to whip it up at the last minute for any festivities, for unexpected guests or when you crave for something sweet!
LET'S COOK KHEER IN PRESSURE COOKER - Method 1
Bring milk to a boil in a pressure cooker without closing the lid.
Add ghee, sugar and washed rice and stir the mixture till sugar dissolves in the milk.
Close the cooker with the lid and bring it up to full pressure, reduced heat to low and cook for 10-12 minutes.
Let the pressure cooker cool down naturally.
Open the lid and stir the kheer, add cream or evaporated milk and cardamom.
Place the cooker once again on a heat and simmer ( without the lid) the kheer for a couple of minutes more or until it reaches a creamy consistency.
Serve hot or cold in a serving bowl, garnish it with slivered pistachio, almonds, saffron threads, edible silver or gold foil and edible rose petals.
See Method 2 in the recipe box.
How To Make Kheer In Instant Pot? Step-By-Step
1. First, add 1/4 cup cold water in the INSTANT POT inner pot.
2. Add 2 cup whole milk, 1/8 cup basmati rice, and 1/2 cup sugar.
3. Close the lid and select the 'PORRIDGE' button and set for 20minutes, once done turn off the plug as we don't want 'KEEP WARM' mode.
4. Wait for the pressure to be released naturally (15 minutes NPR) then turn the knob to vent and open the lid.
5. Give it a quick stir and switch on 'SAUTE' mode for 5 minutes.
6. Add cardamom and chopped nuts and double cream (optional)
7. Let the kheer thickened, and turn off the heat.
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Yield: 6-8 servings

Kheer - Pressure Cooker Method
This creamy, divine and moreish kheer is prepared is prepared in handy kitchen tool, Pressure Cooker, but it is as tasty and delicious as the traditional kheer.
prep time: 5 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 25 mins
ingredients
5 cup whole milk
3/4 cup basmati rice
3/4 cup sugar
1 TBSP GHEE
100 ml cream or evaporated milk ( optional)
1 TSP. Cardamom powder
3-4 TBSP. Slivered pistachio and almonds
Few threads saffron (optional )
Edible silver leaf (optional)
Edible rose petals (optional)
instructions
Wash the rice and place it into the pressure cooker along with 2 cups milk and ghee.
Cook the rice for 2-3 whistle. Let the pressure cooker cooled down naturally.
Open the lid and add remaining milk, cream and sugar.
Simmer the kheer mixture for 5-7 minutes or until the right consistency.
Add cardamom powder and half of the nuts.
Serve hot or cold in a serving bowl.
Garnish it with saffron threads, remaining nuts, silver foil and rose petals.
Enjoy on its own as dessert end of any spicy Indian meal or serve in a thali along with deep fried fluffy bread Poori.
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