Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Oats Kheer | Oats Payasam is a vegetarian North Indian desserts made with simple everyday ingredients in about 15 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: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Desserts
  • Cuisine: North Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon ghee ((clarified butter))
  • ½ cup quick cooking oats
  • 3 cups milk
  • ⅓ cup sugar (or add as per taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon green cardamom powder
  • 1 pinch saffron strands (- optional)
  • 3 to 4 almonds (- chopped, optional)
  • 3 to 4 pistachios (- chopped, optional)
  • 6 to 7 cashews (- chopped, optional)
  • 1 tablespoon golden raisins (- chopped, optional)

Method

  1. Chop all the dry fruits and nuts and set aside. Keep all the ingredients ready for the recipe.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee in a thick bottomed pan.
  3. Add quick cooking oats.
  4. Stir well and saute for 2 to 3 mins on low heat.
  5. Then add milk and sugar. Mix well.
  6. Simmer the kheer for 2 to 3 minutes or more on a low to medium-low heat, till the oats soften and all of the sugar is dissolved.
  7. Add chopped dry fruits, pinch of saffron strands and cardamom powder.
  8. Simmer for 2 minutes more and switch off the heat.
  9. Don't cook the kheer for a longer time as this will make up for a thick consistency. Keep in mind that when the oats kheer cools at room temperature then it will thicken more.
  10. Serve oats kheer warm or cold as a breakfast or a sweet dessert after meals.

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.