Volume I · Mar 6

Makhana Kheer (Navratri)

Name: Makhana Kheer (Navratri)
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Fox nut (makhana) — 1½ cups (40 g); Ghee (cow) — 1 tsp (5 g); Cow's milk, whole — 4 cups (1000 ml); Mishri / sugar — ¼ cup (or 6 dates) (50 g); Green cardamom — ¼ tsp powder (1 g); Saffron (kesar) — 6–8 strands (0.1 g); Almonds — 8, slivered (10 g)

MarchSweet

Serves: 6
Portion: 120 ml
Time: Cook 35 min
Texture: Soft, creamy
Season: Spring–summerMarch
Dosha: Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Vata & Pitta pacifying

Ingredients

What you need

Custom servings

Ingredients for 6 servings
Ingredient	Household measure	Quantity (6 servings)	Café batch ×5
Fox nut (makhana)	1½ cups	40 g	200 g
Ghee (cow)	1 tsp	5 g	25 g
Cow's milk, whole	4 cups	1000 ml	5000 ml
Mishri / sugar	¼ cup (or 6 dates)	50 g	250 g
Green cardamom	¼ tsp powder	1 g	5 g
Saffron (kesar)	6–8 strands	0.1 g	0.3 g
Almonds	8, slivered	10 g	50 g

Method

How to cook it

Step 1: Roast makhana in ghee on low 5 minutes until crisp; crush half coarsely.
Step 2: Boil milk and simmer 15 minutes to reduce to about 750 ml.
Step 3: Add makhana (crushed and whole); cook 10 minutes until soft.
Step 4: Add mishri, cardamom and saffron; garnish with almonds.