Badam and Khajur ki Pudding

Badam and Khajur ki Pudding

Prep: 45 minutes

Cook: 25 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Mithai

Type: Indian

Key Ingredients:

A healthy pudding but enjoy it in moderation for moderation is the key to good health

Ingredients

  • Almonds, blanched and peeled 10
  • Dates, seeded and soaked in 6 tbsps milk for 30 minutes 4
  • Rice, soaked 4 tbsps
  • Low fat milk 5 cups
  • Jaggery, grated 2 tbsps
  • Green cardamom powder ½ tsp + to garnish

Methods

  • Put rice, dates, 8 almonds and 6 tbsps milk used to soak dates into a blender jar and blend to a paste.
  • Boil milk in a deep non-stick pan. Add almond-date paste, mix and cook, stirring continuously.
  • Add jaggery, mix well and cook till the mixture begins to thicken.
  • Simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes. Add cardamom powder, mix and turn off heat.
  • Sliver the remaining almonds.
  • Transfer the pudding into a serving bowl, garnish with cardamom powder and almond slivers.
  • Serve warm or chilled.