Kheer komola (Bengali orange kheer)
A super yummy, yet easy to make Bengali winter dessert, with milk and fresh oranges - a complete delight!
Equipment
- Sauce pan
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
Instructions
- Set the milk to boil in the sauce pan, over medium flame
- Once it comes to a roll boil, scrape the sides of the pan, give the milk a stir and keep boiling
- When it reduces to half its quantity and thickens, add the saffron strands, sugar and cardamom. Mix all the in, well
- Once the sugar dissolves, remove from flame in a mixing bowl and cool completely
- Then add in the muddled oranges and stir in well. Refrigerate for at least an hour, before serving
- Garnish the delicious kheer komola or Bengali orange kheer with the chopped pistachios and rose petals. Enjoy!
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