Have you ever met someone that you knew was a kindred spirit as soon as you met, Dear Reader? I have, and my kindred spirit is moving to California on Wednesday morning. I'm sad to see her go.
My friend, Megan, is from Bangladesh, and several of us saw her away tonight with a dinner at her favorite Indian restaurant.
Megan ordered us a magnificent spread of Indian food and we all passed the dishes and ate family-style.
Aside from my child running amok for most of the meal, it was glorious.
Every single dish was spicy and flavorful.
The naan was sweet and soft and crunchy. Oh, the food we ate!
Just as we had finished eating, the restaurant owner brought two bowls of a wonderfully creamy substance to our table, complements of the chef.
The pudding was called kheer (pronounced kee), and it's a form of rice pudding.
Megan didn't have a recipe for it, but I pieced this together from what she and some others knew.
Kheer
Ingredients
- ½ cups basmati rice
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom
- ¼ cups yellow raisins
- ¼ cups pistachios chopped
- a few strands saffron
Instructions
- Wash rice. Heat milk until just boiling, add rice. Immediately turn heat down to low and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking.
- When the rice is cooked and the mixture is thickened to your taste, add sugar and stir well. Continue to simmer until all rice is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add cardamom, saffron, pistachios, and raisins.
- Serve hot or well chilled.
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What a great story to go with the recipe. I pray that you and your friend can keep in touch. Good luck on the TMTT giveaway. Remember to leave a comment on my site and Lana's. Good luck.
[email protected] says
What a great story to go with the recipe. I pray that you and your friend can keep in touch. Good luck on the TMTT giveaway. Remember to leave a comment on my site and Lana's. Good luck.
Piece o' Coconut Cake says
How delish! I also like to add a few drops of rose wter or orange blossom water to my rice pudding for the scent.
Piece o' Coconut Cake says
How delish! I also like to add a few drops of rose wter or orange blossom water to my rice pudding for the scent.
Jennifer says
I've never had rice pudding before but this sounds very tasty!
Jennifer says
I've never had rice pudding before but this sounds very tasty!
Live.Love.Eat says
Wow, your dinner sounds amazing. I need to try Indian again. It's been a long time. Happy TMTT!
Live.Love.Eat says
Wow, your dinner sounds amazing. I need to try Indian again. It's been a long time. Happy TMTT!
Abby says
That sounds great. I love Indian food. Too bad I live in Iowa where you can't get it!
Abby says
That sounds great. I love Indian food. Too bad I live in Iowa where you can't get it!
Betty says
Oh wow! This sounds great!
I'm sorry to hear your dear friend is moving. Thank goodness for technology you can keep in touch so much easier now. But I can imagine how much you will miss her.
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Betty says
Oh wow! This sounds great! I'm sorry to hear your dear friend is moving. Thank goodness for technology you can keep in touch so much easier now. But I can imagine how much you will miss her. http://thejoereview.com/
lana says
Sounds great! THanks for participating today!
lana says
Sounds great! THanks for participating today!
SarahHub says
Mmmm... My brother in law is from Bangladesh! He is really the best cook.
Sorry about your friend. You'll learn to love Skype.
SarahHub says
Mmmm... My brother in law is from Bangladesh! He is really the best cook.Sorry about your friend. You'll learn to love Skype.