🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Chaler Payesh

Name: Chaler Payesh
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: a pinch Salt; 3 tbsp Ghee; 2 cups, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes Basmati Rice; 1 litre Milk; to taste Sugar; 3/4 cup, grated Jaggery; 1 tsp Green Cardamom

🇮🇳 Indian

Bengali rice payesh, gobindobhog grains in date-palm jaggery milk. Ghee, sugar, patience — the three ingredients in every Indian celebration. Best after resting an hour; the flavours settle.

Prep 17 min Cook 37 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Salta pinch
Ghee3 tbsp
Basmati Rice2 cups, rinsed and soaked 20 minutes
Milk1 litre
Sugarto taste
Jaggery3/4 cup, grated
Green Cardamom1 tsp

Instructions

1
Measure everything before lighting the flame; there is no pause button mid-cook.
2
Combine the basmati rice with the milk in a heavy-bottomed pan and begin cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly.
3
Keep going until the mass pulls away from the pan and glistens; the colour should deepen a shade.
4
Season the mix with the jaggery and green cardamom, reserving some nuts for the top.
5
Tip into a greased tray, level the top, sprinkle nuts, and let it set before cutting into diamonds.

Chef's tip

If the masala sticks, add water a tablespoon at a time rather than drowning the dish.

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Watch how it's made

Video: HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT CHALER PAYESH | CREAMY RICE KHEER · on YouTube