Blogging Marathon #43: Week 2/ Day 3
Theme: Festival Recipes
Dish:Â Slow Cooker Pal Payasam/Crock Pot Kheer
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Today’s recipe on the theme of ‘Festival Recipes’ is a fuss – free dessert that is made using the slow cooker. ‘Paal Payasam’ or ‘Kheer’ is a traditional Indian dessert dish that is made by slow cooking rice in milk until the rice is soft and melts in your mouth and the milk reduces down to a pinkish orange color. Traditionally this involves watching the milk for hour to ensure it does not boil over or burn. This method of using the slow cooker means you can fix it and focus on other dishes you are making for your special occasion instead of poring over a pot of milk. Here is the recipe..
Ingredients:
5 cups of milk(2% or whole milk)
1/4 cup basmati rice
1/4 cup sugar
2 cardamom pods
Method:
Place the milk, basmati rice, sugar in the crock pot. Slightly bruise the cardamom pods and throw them into the crock pot. Place the crock pot in the low setting and leave unattended for up to 6 hours. At the end of the 6 hours, you will see the milk turn a pinkish orange color and the rice cooked to a super soft texture. There might be some browning on the edge of the milk, but it will not affect the flavor of the dish. Before serving, remove the cardamom pods. Let chill completely.
Serve cold for best taste. I like to leave the kheer as is – to keep the flavor of milk take center stage. But if you like you can top with saffron, chopped pistachios, almonds or cashews.
Verdict: This is an amazing and authentic kheer for just throwing things into the crock pot and walking away. It has an infused aroma from the cardamom, but the true center stage of this dish is the sweetness and the richness from the slow reduced milk. A truly rich and enticing dessert – with no effort at all.
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How many servings does this make. I am going to try and make it today 🙂
If I have to double the quantity for this recipe, do I simply double the cook time as well?
@Ginnie, no you don’t have to double the cooking time. As long as your slow cooker is big enough to hold double the contents, it is still the same cooking time.
Thanks! I tried it… turned out super delicious! Although, I do prefer a thicker texture. Will try playing around with the ratio of rice:milk.
Smart idea! Do you think it would be okay to substitute almond milk for the cow’s milk? Or another kind of vegan milk?
@Erica – Not sure if vegan milk will thicken like cow’s milk does. I would suggest using a mixture of almond milk and coconut milk.
Slow cooker idea is good and the kheer has got that faint pink hue.
I have a crock pot which I hardly ever use. great recipe to cook in it
Nice idea to make paal payasam in slow cooker,will try it for sure..BTW payasam looks so creamy and yummy…
Nice variation to the stove top kheer. Looks yummy!
Using the slow cooker to make paal payasam is such a great idea. Will have to try this sometime;
Haven’t tried with crock pot.. awesome presentation
wow such an quick to make and creamy payasam 🙂 making me drool here !!
Your pictures have some out so well!..and very creamy as well…
Never had a chance to give a try with crock pot, kheer looks super creamy and rich.