Maharashtrian Gavachi Kheer (Whole Cracked Wheat Pudding)

Name: Maharashtrian Gavachi Kheer (Whole Cracked Wheat Pudding)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Broken Wheat (1 cup Broken Wheat (Dalia/ Godumai Rava)); 3 tbsp Clarified Butter (3 tablespoon Ghee); 2 tbsp Rice (2 tablespoon Rice soaked in water for 30 minutes); ¾ cup Jaggery (3/4 - 1 cup Jaggery grated — up to 1); 3 tbsp Coconut (3 tablespoon Fresh coconut grated); ¼ tsp Nutmeg (1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg); 0 pieces Saffron (pinch Saffron strands); 2 tbsp Chironji (2 tablespoon Chironji or any other nuts of choice); 2 cup Whole Milk (2 cups Milk); 0 pieces Almond (Slivered Almonds (Badam) or pista or cashews, for garnish) — optional

A Maharashtrian kheer (pudding) made with broken wheat, rice, jaggery, and nuts, cooked in ghee and milk, and garnished with saffron and nuts.

45 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making Maharashtrian Gavachi Kheer Recipe (Whole Cracked Wheat Pudding), first heat ghee in a saucepan.
2Add the chironji and any other nuts.
3Sauté for a minute and take out the nuts onto a plate.
4In the same pan add daliya. Stir and roast till you get the distinct aroma.
5Take it off the heat.
6Cool slightly and pressure cook the daliya and rice with 2 1/2-3 cups of water till it becomes soft, about 3 whistles and 10 minutes on sim.
7In the saucepan add daliya, coconut and jaggery and heat this mixture till the jaggery dissolves. Add a little water if required.
8Add the saffron and nutmeg to the milk.
9Add milk and nuts to the kheer and cook for a few minutes.
10Serve Maharashtrian Gavachi Kheer Recipe (Whole Cracked Wheat Pudding) hot or cold garnished with slivered nuts.