Khapli Gavachi Kheer (Emmer Wheat Porridge)
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cracked emmer wheat. Soak it in water for 45 minutes.
  • 2 tbsp rice. Soak it in water for 45 minutes and then pound it into coarse grain.
  • ½ cup grated fresh coconut.
  • 300 gram organic jaggery
  • 8-10 cashew nuts chopped into pieces
  • 10-12 raisins
  • 1 and ½ tsp dry ginger powder
  • 8-10 almonds slices for garnishing
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp clarified butter
  • ½ liter milk
Instructions
  1. We will pressure cook wheat and rice in a pressure cooker.
  2. Add water till it reaches the level of wheat and rice.Add salt.Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium flame.
  3. We have pressure cooked for 4 whistles.
  4. In a pan, heat 4 tbsp clarified butter and fry cashew nuts until they turn brown in color.
  5. Now fry raisins until they puff in size.
  6. In the same pan, add jaggery and let it melt completely.
  7. Jaggery melts completely in 2 minutes.Now add fresh coconut and dry ginger powder and mix them together.
  8. Add fried cashew nuts and raisins.Add boiled wheat and rice and mix them all together.
  9. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.Now add milk.Be careful with the temperature of milk. It should be lukewarm and not too hot.If hot milk is added, it may curdle.
  10. Now mix all ingredients together.
  11. Let the Kheer simmer for 2 minutes and then turn off the flame.
  12. Consistency of Kheer should be thick.
  13. Garnish the Kheer with chunks of fresh coconut and slices of almonds.Pour some melted clarified butter on top.
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/khapli-gavachi-kheer/