Sooji ki Kheer or Rava Kheer is rich, creamy and easy to make Indian dessert recipe. 5-ingredients and 10-minutes is all you need to make this delicious kheer. Milk, sooji, sugar, cardamom powder and ghee are the only ingredients, you need to make this kheer recipe. Adding nuts is purely optional!
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What Is Kheer?
No festival or celebration in India is complete without kheer. Kheer is rich and creamy milk based Indian dessert. There are many varieties of kheer. The basic kheer is made with sooji (semolina). Similar to this, there is rice kheer, sago kheer and vermicelli kheer.
Depending on the family preference, kheer is made either thick or semi-thick. Kheer can be relished warm or cold.
The other names of sooji kheer are Suji Phirni, Bombay Rava Payasam (Telugu).
Maa Ke Haath Ki Kheer (Mommade Kheer Recipe)
My mom makes the best kheer in the world. Yeah, I know what you are thinking. Everyone’s mom will make the best food and I agree on that. We all have special or family favorite recipes which when made by mom only tastes good. This kheer is one of them. Mom’s sooji ki kheer recipe is slightly different as she will make it with unroasted sooji. Believe me, the kheer made this way is quick to make and awesomely delicious.
Ingredients & Tips To Make Best Sooji ki Kheer
Milk: Mom uses full fat cream milk to make kheer. But you can also use low-fat or skimmed milk. The creaminess in the kheer is based on milk used in it. The creamier the milk, the tastier the kheer.
Sooji | Suji: Also called as semolina or Bombay Rava. This is the same one with which upma is made. Fine sooji is best preferred for making this kheer recipe. As we are not roasting sooji, fine sooji will cook fast in milk and bring smooth texture in kheer.
Sugar: Generally granulated sugar is used in making kheer. But I have seen people using jaggery or jaggery powder to bring sweetness. Some add brown sugar too. But I never tried using any of these apart from normal white sugar.
Adding milkmaid or sweetened condensed milk along with sugar will bring creamy texture and extra sweetness in the kheer.
When milkmaid or condensed milk is added to kheer, there is slight change in color of kheer.
Cardamom Powder: Freshly ground cardamom powder brings aroma and flavour in kheer. The heavenly aroma that spreads in the house when cardamom powder is added to kheer is soul hugging.
Dry Fruits & Nuts: Finely chopped nuts like cashews, almonds, chironji, pistachio, golden raisins, dates are much preferred as garnish.
Ghee | Clarified Butter: We temper the kheer with ghee and nuts. On a low flame, fry nuts in ghee until nice golden. The pour this over kheer. Ghee fried nuts adds nice taste and crunch. Ghee adds flavour to nuts and kheer.
Garnishing Sooji ki Kheer
My mom adds half of the garnish to kheer and mix it. She stores left half of the garnish in a small Tupperware box. Mom heats the garnish and pours it over the individual bowls on top of kheer before serving them.
My aunt adds fresh coconut pieces to kheer. She chops tiny pieces of fresh coconut and fry them in ghee. Once the coconut pieces turn nice golden brown, she adds them to kheer. By soaking up kheer, these pieces taste extremely delicious and bring amazing juicy crunch in the recipe.
During celebration and Eid times, I love garnishing kheer with gold or silver leaf. Sometimes I add saffron strands or rose petals along with chopped nuts to make it look festive and appetizing.
Storing And Serving Of Kheer:
Storing: We hardly have leftover of kheer anytime. But if there is any leftover then transfer it in a clean and dry, moisture free freezer bowl. Place the lid tightly and leave it in fridge.
Depending on Indian climate, kheer stays fresh for a day or two in fridge.
The kheer stays fresh for 8-10 hours, when left outside. This totally depends on the climate of your place. If the climate is warm, then kheer stays fresh for 8-10 hours. If it is cold, then it may stay fresh for bit long like 10-12 hours.
Serving: As I said earlier in post, it is purely the choice of the person relishing the kheer. I like warm kheer and my sister likes cold one. You can either serve this warm or cold. Both the ways, this kheer tastes equally delicious.
How Do You Fix Thick Kheer?
Simple! By adding extra milk. If you are adding more than half cup of milk, then adjust the sugar too. Otherwise, sweetness will reduce in kheer.
Sooji Ki Kheer Recipe
Sooji ki Kheer or Rava Kheer is rich, creamy and easy to make Indian dessert. 5-ingredients and 10-minutes is all you need to make this delicious kheer. Milk, sooji, sugar, cardamom powder and ghee are the main ingredients of this kheer. Nuts are optional!
Ingredients
- 500 ml Full Cream Milk
- ½ cup Sooji | Semolina | Bombay Ravva
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ tbsp. Cardamom powder
- 3 tbsp. Ghee
- 10 Cashew nuts
- 10 Almonds
- 6 Pistachios
- 2 tbsp. dry Rose Petals
Instructions
How To Make Sooji ki Kheer | Rava Payasam Recipe
Step 1: Chop Nuts
- Soak almonds in enough water for at least 30 minutes. If in hurry, soak almonds in warm water for 10 minutes. Remove the skin and chop finely.
- Chop cashew nuts and pistachio finely. My mom keeps chopped nuts in a freezer safe bowl. They come handy, when you are making quick dessert like kheer.
- Adding dry rose petals is purely optional. You can use fresh rose petals as garnish too.
Step 2: Making Kheer
- Bring milk to boil and reduce the flame. By continuously stirring the milk add semolina. Stir for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add cardamom powder and sugar. Cook for 2-3 minutes till sugar gets completely dissolved. Turn off the flame and cover with a lid.
- In a pan add ghee and when it is warm, add chopped nuts. Fry till nuts turn light golden. Turn off the flame.
- Carefully pour half of this tempering over the kheer.
- Garnish the kheer with the remaining half of fried nuts, ghee and dry rose petals before serving. Serve warm or cold.
- Add love to make this sooji kheer taste 'Yummy'.
Notes
Lubna's Serving Suggestions:
Apart from relishing this as a dessert, sooji kheer can also be served as side with roti, phulka, poori, dosa, etc;
This easy kheer fits perfectly in any menu as a after meal dessert.
During Rajab and Milad, kheer is served with chobe ki poori which is similar to gujiya.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 308Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 58mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 1gSugar: 38gProtein: 5g
Varunavi says
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yummmmmmmmmy lubna,love to have this.Snaps r great as always
Aparna Prabhu says
Gone r those days Lubna, We can just cherish them and after long time m going to cherish my Moms ns MIL’s food during this vacations.
RAKS KITCHEN says
Looks yummy! Nice presentation …:)
Suparna says
Hi Lubna,wow! looks superb and creamy! My Amma also makes this kheer..I’ve never tried it though. Superb snaps and yumm kheer for sure :)TC
Sharmilee! :) says
Kheer looks yummy…havent tried it with sooji/semiya!
notyet100 says
kheer looks yum KF and loved readin about ur childhood too,..i feel moms are the best teachers,..:-)and ya even i luv kagaz ki khisthi///
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious kheer…
sefa firdaus says
I love semolina and cashew nut. Perfect combo!Btw, I’ve replied your e-mail.
Tina says
HI dear….sweet nd lovely kheer….i want one cup now…….
Priya says
Wowww gorgeous pics…looks delicious n yummy!!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Varunavi, Aparna, Raks, Suparna, Sharmilee, Priyanka, Shama, Sefa, Tina and Priya.
Rachel says
lovely presentation
sharada says
Now i want some of that…wow lovely snaps..
Akansha's Recipe says
Yummy… nice and elaborate, keep up your good work!!!
Chitra says
hmmm, yummy!!will sure try this weekend for my hubby:)
rekhas kitchen says
ummmmm yummy iam drooling over it first i want to pick those cashews
sra says
I made this recently for the very first time, quite nice.
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
I love that delicious dessert! Your Kheers looks beautiful!Cheers,Rosa
Gita's Kitchen says
Yummy kheer Lubna, nice clicks 🙂
Ramya Vijaykumar says
Lubna am all over your kheer… You are such a lil devil make me want for more everytime I come here Lovely presentation…
Asha says
Even my kids love this kheer, usually they don’t like Indian sweets. Looks lovely, we had it last weekend in a Indian lunch buffet! Slurp! 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Rachel, Sharada, Akansha, Chitra, Rekha, Sra, Rosa, Gita, Ramya and Asha.
Sum says
Kheer looks yum! I just love it…..
Pooja says
Yummmmy lubna…Great clicks…lovely presentation..
A_and_N says
Lovely Kheer! Although I am slightly biased towards semiya-kheer 😉
Khaugiri says
Hey Lubna, you took me to my childhood days dear…… We used to eat lots of ‘burf ka gola’, I am going to post it on next week. Lovely kheer and pic as usual GR8!!!!
Ashwini says
It is a fav in my house..We also make by combining semiya with semolina..Looks yumm and lovely pictures.
Deeba @Passionate About Baking says
Wa delicius looking kheer lubna…very yum indeed!
Ushanandini says
Delicious Kheer! Gorgeous pics! With rava yummy!
Vishali says
wow kheer looks delish!
Pam says
Oh, it looks so rich and creamy. Yum!
Madhumathi says
Kheer looks very yummyyyyyyyy..Nice presentation..
DEESHA says
the snaps are great & so is the kheer, Lubna
Divya Vikram says
Makes me nostalgic too! Kheer looks lovely. Beautiful presentation.
Nazarina A says
I miss those days with my Mummy so I just reveled in that creamy kheer of yours.Thank you Lubna’s Mom and all the Mom’s around the world and those that have truly left their legacies behind!
Natashya says
I haven’t tried this before, but I love cardamom in creamy desserts – yum!
tigerfish says
I’ve had one of these desserts before and found them too sweet for my tooth.
Fatima says
salaam sweety, been really long since i visited your blog, really nice, and the kheer looks yum, will definitely make it , u take care n all the best:)
Aparna says
Its summer time again and school vacations have started. This kheer, straight from the fridge, is perfect for now.
aquadaze says
yum…i love this kheer! Make it almost the same way for my daughter.
Vibaas says
That looks yummmmmo! nice pics 🙂
Uma says
mmm. kheer is just too tempting. Moms are always the best 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Sum, Pooja, A&N, Khaugiri, Ashwini, Deeba, Ushanandi, Vishali, Pam, Madhumati, Deesha, Fatima, Divya, Nazarina, Natashya, Tigerfish, Aparna, Aquadaze, Jennifer, Vibaas and Uma.
Jennifer says
Wow, that looks amazing!
I just found ghee in a local health food store. I could never find it before!
I like your picture!
sowmya says
love this kheer..made it sometime back..looks nice..
Cham says
Delicous looking never made with semolina 🙂 I remember those days with only Hindi talking channel doorsdharshan
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you cham and Sowmya.
Jescel says
never had kheer before but it looks like rice pudding, only with semolina… i’m sure that it’s yummy and nutritious too.
Prathibha says
first time here..Nice kheer..Good snaps!!
homecooked says
Hmm….the kheer looks divine! Looks like mom ka haath ka bana hua 🙂 Really delicious.
Pavithra says
first time i am visiting ur blog!!!!!!!Looking great..
srikars kitchen says
wow.. yummy & delicious… nice presentation dear..
Deepa Hari says
Kheer looks Yum Lubna…lovely clicks and neatly presented.
n33ma says
you took me right down memory lane.Lovely kheer.
Malar Gandhi says
Love kheer Lubna…it makes me nostalgic as well. Awesome click.
LG says
Kheer looks yumm Lubna. I loved the garnished nuts 😀 good job indeed..
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Homecooked, Jescel, Prathibha, Pavithra, Srikar, Deepa, Neema, Malar and LG.
Valarmathi says
Delicious kheer. Oh i missed it. Nice presentation.
Yvonne says
Hi Lubna, I like how you decorated the kheer. It’s my husband’s favorite, but I hardly ever make it. Your pics are actually making me crave it, thanks :-)YvonneEditor, My Halal Kitchenhttp://www.myhalalkitchen.com
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Valar and Yvonne.