Payesh(Kheer)

Payesh is one of the popular sweet dessert for every Bengali. Payesh means kheer or payasam. Today I will share Gurer payesh (kheer made with jaggery).  In every occasion we serve payesh.This sweet dessert is compulsory in every bengalis home, but it takes lot of time and patience to make it.
I will share you the most easiest and quick recipe of payesh (kheer) which can be done within 30mins.


Ingredients

• Milk-1litre (full cream), I have used Amul Gold
• 100gms gobindobhog rice/ basmati rice
• 1/2 cup jaggery(here I have used khejur gur thats date jaggery)
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1/2 cup cashewnuts and raisins
• 1 tsp cardamom powder

How to cook -

Take 100gms of gobhindobhog rice or basmati rice whatever is available with you but I will suggest gobindobhog rice because the aroma in this rice is best for payesh.Now simply wash the rice well and add 2 cups of water in a cooker and add this rice and cook till 1 whistle comes.When it cools ,open the cooker and strain the rice..It should be half cooked or 3/4th cooked.

Now take a big vessel(preferebly nonstick), boil 1 litre milk in high flame and continuously stir it for 2 minutes .Now add the bay leaf and half cooked rice and continuously stir in medium flame.After 5-10mins add cashew nuts and stir.Add raisins now and stir until the rice is fully cooked and the milk consistency is thick. Now add crushed jaggery and slower the flame and stir it .when its fully mixed add the cardamom powder and keep aside to cool.After it cools the payesh will be more thicker. It will taste amazing hot and chilled.

Serve as your wish.You can decorate it with more dry nuts.

Tips

• Always remember the rice and milk ratio so that it tastes rich and delicious.
• You can add milkmaid as well if you dont want to add jaggery or sugar.
• Rice should not be fully cooked in cooker, only half cooked.
• If you melt the jaggery on high flame, milk will get separated .So remember always in very low flame or off the flame and mix the jaggery.
• If you have time then you can cook the rice completely with the milk, no need to pressure cook. This is only for making quick if you are in hurry

So my lovely friends try this payesh recipe and let me know how was it .
Happy cooking