Bengali payes / kheer / payasam (cardamom flavour)

Ingredients

• 1 cup gobinda bhog rice
• 3-4 Cardamoms
• 1 litre full cream milk
• 1/2 cup sugar or jaggery or both
• 1/2 cup milkmaid
• 1 pinch saffron
• 1 pinch salt
• As Required Cashew and kismis

Steps

1. Rinse the rice thoroughly.
2. Switch on the gas and boil the milk in a pan. Keep stirring until it has reduced to 1/2 of its volume.
3. Add the cardamom and rice, then turn the flame to low and keep stirring.
4. When the rice is soft, add the milkmaid. After some time, switch off the gas before adding the sugar or jaggery and a pinch of salt.
5. Serve after adding the kismis, cashews, and saffron.