Dates coconut kheer | Khajur kheer | Pericham pazham thengai payasam

Cuisine Style: India | Cooking Time: 15 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, onam, diwali special sweet, kheer, payasam

Ingredients

• Dates [Pericham pazham, Khajur] - 8
• Milk – 2 ½ cups
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Saffron – few
• Jaggery or sugar – 4 tbsp
• Green cardamom powder - ½ tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 7
• Raisins - 6
• Pistachio - 4
• Almonds [sliced] -3
• Ghee - 3 tbsp

Preparation

• Soak dates in warm milk for 10 min. Then grind to smooth paste.
• Heat ghee in a pan, roast cashew nuts, raisins, pistachios and almonds keep it aside.
• In the same pan add milk & let it boil, then add ground paste & cook on medium flame for 5 min.
• Then add jaggery or sugar mix well.
• Add ghee roasted cashew nut, raisins, pistachio and almonds slices.
• Finally add cardamom powder, coconut & saffron then cut off heat.
• Serve hot or cold.