Rice Pudding/Rice Kheer/Narali Bhaat

Happy Gudi Padva/Ugadi to one and all. I know I am a little late for that but that is when I made the Rice kheer. My mother makes a variety of rice kheer and I love all of them.

'Rakshabandhan' or Rakhi Pornima and Narali Pornima are celebrated with Narali bhaat at my place. I used to wait for Rakhi Pornima just to hog on the narali bhaat, and the gift ofcourse.
On the occasion of Gudi Padva, which was a Monday, I wanted to cook a full meal with some sweet and I had all the ingrdients handy for Narali Bhaat :). The menu for Gudi Padva was Paneer Bhurji, Daal Fry, Lachcha Paratha, Rice and Narali Bhaat.

Ingredients:
Rice - 1/2 cup
Condensed Milk - 1 small can
Coconut Milk - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom/Elaichi Powder - 1/2 tspn
Cashews, chopped - 7-8
Shredded Coconut - 1/2 cup

Procedure:

1. Overcook the rice with more water to make it mushy.
2. Add coconut milk, condensed milk and cashews to the rice and cook it for 10 minutes on med-high heat till it is thick in consistency.
3. Now grind coconut, and some rice and cashews together and add it to the kheer.
4. Now add the milk and some sugar if need be and cook for another 5-8mins.
5. Add Elaichi and Kesar (Optional) and serve chilled.

Variations: 
You can add almonds instead of cashews and it will still taste great. Also, if you do not have condensed milk, no worries add sugar as per your taste and cook the mixture for some more time.

Conclusion:

Yummilicious kheer or Narali Bhaat. We ate it for 3 days and still I am craving for some as I am writing this.