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Kheer komola (Bengali orange kheer)

A super yummy, yet easy to make Bengali winter dessert, with milk and fresh oranges - a complete delight!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Bengali, Indian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups whole milk or 1 litre
  • 1½ cups oranges* chopped and muddled
  • 4-5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp saffron strands
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
For garnishing
  • 3 tbsp pistachios chopped
  • 2 tbsp dried rose petals optional

Equipment

  • Sauce pan

Method
 

  1. Set the milk to boil in the sauce pan, over medium flame
  2. Once it comes to a roll boil, scrape the sides of the pan, give the milk a stir and keep boiling
  3. When it reduces to half its quantity and thickens, add the saffron strands, sugar and cardamom. Mix all the in, well
  4. Once the sugar dissolves, remove from flame in a mixing bowl and cool completely
  5. Then add in the muddled oranges and stir in well. Refrigerate for at least an hour, before serving
  6. Garnish the delicious kheer komola or Bengali orange kheer with the chopped pistachios and rose petals. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • *Chop the oranges after de-seeding them. Muddle them using a wooden spoon/spatula. Add the juices also to the reduced and cooled milk
  • You can adjust the sugar to your taste and also according to the sweetness of the oranges
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon