
Nutrition
- Protein12%
- Fat26%
- Carbohydrates62%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A creamy, slow-cooked rice pudding flavored with cardamom and often garnished with dried fruits and nuts.
- Cuisine
- Indian
Typical ingredients
- rice
- milk
- sugar
- cardamom
- nuts
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
India

- Origin
- India
Read more
Kheer, khir, ksheerannam, payesh, doodh pheni, payasam, meetha bhat, or sweet rice, is a pudding or porridge (specifically rice pudding) popular in the Indian subcontinent, usually made by boiling milk, sugar or jaggery, and rice. It can be additionally flavoured with dried fruits, nuts, cardamom and saffron.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Kheer” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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