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Rajgira Kheer

Serve up bowls of gluten free amaranth dessert for this festive season. This easy to prepare Indian dessert, rajgira kheer is a vrat friendly recipe with diabetic friendly sweetening options. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Desserts, Sweets and savories, Traditional
Cuisine Autumn, Baby toddler food, Fusion, gluten free, Indian, One pot, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Amaranth seeds (rajgira, dhandtina akki, thenai)
  • 3 cups milk
  • 4 tbsp sugar or jaggery or stevia to taste
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
  • 3-4 strands saffron
  • 1/4 cup Assorted nuts crushed

Instructions
 

  • On a thick bottomed pan dry roast the amaranth seeds till they pop. Keep the heat medium as they burn easily as well.
  • To this popped amaranth add the milk and simmer till the amaranth cooks.
  • Stir occasionally so that it won't catch the bottom
  • Once cooked the seeds turn translucent, add the sugar and mix well..
  • Keep cooking , to reduce the liquids to a pouring consistency.
  • Stir in the crushed cardamom, saffron and mix well.
  • Add the nuts and remove from heat.
  • mix well and the kheer is ready to be served.

Notes

The amaranth seeds are really tiny, so burn fast. Keep a real good eye on it all along.
The addition of saffron is optional.
You can change the nuts to the ones available for you or even go nut free.
Keyword amaranth recipes, festival offerings, Navrathri
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