Paneer Payasam | How to make Paneer Kheer
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Paneer Payasam aka Paneer Kheer is a delicious kheer recipe which tastes similar to Basandhi. This is a quickest recipe which can be made within 10 min, if all the ingredients are in hand. Now let’s see how to prepare this Paneer Kheer.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
paneer kheer, paneer payasam, paneer payesh
Servings: 4
Calories: 400 kcal
Ingredients
- Grated Paneer – 1.5 cup
- Milk – 2.5 cups
- Condensed milk – 1 cup optional
- Sugar – as needed
- Raisins – 2 tsp
- Cashews – few
- Pista – few
- Ghee – 2 tsp
- Salt – a pinch
- Saffron strands – a pinch
- Cardamom – 2 crushed
Instructions
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Grate the Panner and keep it ready. Fry the nuts and raisins adding 1 tsp ghee in a small pan and keep it aside.
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In a wide vessel, add the milk and start boiling it. Let it reduce to atleast 3/4 in quantity. You can add condensed milk at this stage. Add the saffron strands.
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Crush some cardamom seeds and add to the milk. When the milk is boiling, add the panner and allow to boil for 5 min. Add a pinch of salt.
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Add the fried nuts and raisins. Switch off the stove.
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Garnish with remaining nuts and Serve it hot or cold.
Recipe Notes
- Adding condensed milk is optional, but it makes the payasam richer in taste.
- When adding sweetened condensed milk, reduce the sugar, accordingly.
- Adding pinch of salt to payasam always makes the kheer, more tastier.
- Saffron strands can be soaked in separate milk and you can add that milk also.