Oats kheer is a delicious kheer made with quick cooking oats or rolled oats, milk, ghee and dry fruits. Flavorings in this Oats Payasam include cardamom, saffron and some dry fruits.

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.