Healthy Holi recipe: Orange kheer

Written By: Admin | Updated : September 13, 2013 11:56 AM IST

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Orange segments added to milk flavoured with cardamom and saffron to form a delicious kheer. This orange kheer recipe is a healthy version as we have substituted rice with orange and sugar with sugar substitute to make it diabetic friendly.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

1 ltr milk
2 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 2 tbsp warm milk
1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
a pinch of saffron (kesar) strands dissolved in 1/2 tsp warm milk
4 tsp sugar substitute
1 cup small orange segments

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Method

Boil the milk in a broad non stick pan for 15 to 20 minutes,while stirring continuously and scraping the sides of the pan.
Add the cornflour-milk mixture and cook on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes,while stirring continuously.
Add the cardamom powder and the saffron-milk mixture,mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
Remove from the flame and allow it to cool completely.
Once cooled,add the sugar substitute and the orange segments and mix well.
Refrigerate and serve chilled.

Here is the original recipe source: Orange Kheer by Tarla Dalal

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