Oats Kheer is a healthy Indian dessert made with rolled oats, milk, sugar, and nuts and flavored with cardamom powder.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 15 minutes
- Total time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 pinch saffron strands
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoons slivered almonds
- 1 tablespoon pistachios
Method
Stovetop Method
- Heat a tablespoon of ghee in a kadai over medium heat.
- Add ½ cup of old-fashioned rolled oats to the kadai. Roast for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. Do not brown.
- Then, slowly pour the milk along with saffron stands.
- Simmer and stir occasionally until the oats cooks well, and the kheer has thickened slightly. It takes 8-10 minutes.
- Then add the sugar and stir well for 2-3 minutes until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Lastly, stir in the cardamom powder and nuts. Take the oats kheer off the stove. It will thicken further as it cools down.
- Oats Kheer is ready to serve.
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.