Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Makhana Kheer Recipe | Phool Makhana Ki Kheer is a vegetarian north indian sweet made with makhana, cashew, and almonds in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

!for nuts powder:

  • ½ cup makhana
  • 2 tbsp cashew
  • 2 tbsp almonds

!for kheer:

  • 4 cup milk
  • few saffron
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

!for roasting:

  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 2 tbsp cashew (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp almonds (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • 1 cup makhana

Method

  1. Firstly, in a mixer jar take ½ cup makhana, 2 tbsp cashew and 2 tbsp almonds.
  2. Pulse and grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
  3. In a kadai heat 4 cup milk, few saffron and mix well.
  4. Add powdered nuts and mix well.
  5. Keep stirring, and cook until the milk thickens slightly.
  6. Now add ¼ cup sugar and mix well.
  7. Boil until the milk thickens and turns creamy.
  8. In a pan heat 1 tsp ghee, 2 tbsp cashew, 2 tbsp almonds, 2 tbsp raisins and 1 cup makhana.
  9. Roast until the nuts turn crunchy.
  10. Transfer the roasted nuts into the kheer, also add ½ tsp cardamom powder.
  11. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  12. Finally, enjoy Makhana Kheer Recipe warm or cold.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.