Name: Red Rice Kheer / Sigappu Arisi Payasam recipe by Shyamala Kumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Red Rice- 1/2 cup; Full Cream Milk- 5 cups; Sugar- 3/4 cup (you can increase or decrease the quantity as per your taste); Elaichi Powder- 1/2 tsp; Cashew and Badam- 1/2 tbsp each, sliced, roasted; Raisin- 1/2 tbsp; Melon Seeds- 1/2 tbsp roasted; Water- 1 cup

ABOUT Red Rice Kheer / Sigappu Arisi Payasam RECIPE

Divine tasting with a unique nutty flavor, ‘Red Rice Kheer’ is a simple, delicious Indian dessert that perfectly fits into any special feast. Red rice or sigappu arisi is fiber-rich and more nutritious than other rice varieties. In this recipe, I have used partially hulled organic red rice that has slight red husk or bran intact. Like any other traditional kheer/payasam, this red rice kheer is prepared by simmering milk and rice over low heat until it is thick and creamy in texture.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Red Rice- 1/2 cup
Full Cream Milk- 5 cups
Sugar- 3/4 cup (you can increase or decrease the quantity as per your taste)
Elaichi Powder- 1/2 tsp
Cashew and Badam- 1/2 tbsp each, sliced, roasted
Raisin- 1/2 tbsp
Melon Seeds- 1/2 tbsp roasted
Water- 1 cup

Instructions

Wash and soak red rice in water for 15 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
In a thick bottomed vessel or kadai, boil 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of water.
Add soaked red rice, let it cook on low heat till rice is done. (Red rice takes longer time to get cooked than other rice varieties)
Once the red rice is soft but firm in shape, add sugar and the remaining 4 cups of milk.
Let it simmer till it reduces to half the quantity. Keep stirring in between and scrap the malai or cream at the sides of the vessel and add it to the boiling kheer.
The whole process of making this kheer takes about 30 to 45 minutes on slow flame.
When it thickens and looks creamy, add elaichi powder, roasted and chopped cashew and badam, melon seeds and raisins.
Mix well. Remove from flame. Serve the red rice kheer warm or chilled.

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