Poha Pudding ( Poha Ki Kheer ) Sharad Purnima Bhog Kheer

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Namaskar....

I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my blog.

# Pudding or kheer is a very delicious and simple dessert to prepare. You can prepare it anytime at home. It is just needed full cream milk, sugar and dry fruits and a little cardamom powder or kewada jal.

# During the festivals, birthdays and on any auspicious occasion kheer or pudding is usally made at home.
Kheer is made of different types like....Rice kheer, apple kheer, carrot kheer, makhana kheer, mango kheer, vermicelli kheer etc.

# But on "The Sharad Purnima" pudding is specially made of Poha or beaten rice.
It is believed that poha or chidva is liked by "Ma Lakshmi" very much.
So we make this poha kheer to please her on Sharad Purnima and on Deepawali.

# Prep Time....10 minutes
# Cook Time....15 or 18 minutes
# Serving.....2 or 3

#  Ingredients For Poha Pudding...

1. Pure Milk....500 gram

2.  Poha or beaten rice...25 gram

3. Sugar....80 gram

4. Chopped dry fruits....3 table spoon ( Almonds, cashews and pistachios )

5. Raisins or kishmish...20

6.  Chironji.....1 table spoon

7. Saffron strands...15 ( dipped in 1 spoon milk )

8. Cardamom powder...1|4 Tea spoon

#  Method Of Making....

1. Clean the poha and wash it well in a strainer.

2. Then keep it aside for 10 minutes...For making them soft, moist and scattered.

3. Meanwhile boil the milk in a vessel on the medium high flame.

4. As the milk starts boiling....Sim the flame and add poha in it and mix well.

5. Stir it continuously within a minute interwal.

6. After 10 minutes add sugar and dry fruits with raisins and chironji.

7. Cook it for 5 or 8 minutes more....And add cardamom powder and saffron strands.

8. As the poha pudding is little thin....Just off the flame...Because it will get thick as it cools down.

9.  Garnish it with some chopped dry fruits and saffron.

In this way....."Sharad Purnima Bhog Kheer" is ready.

Enjoy this "delicious poha pudding"with your family and loved ones.

#  Note...

1. Wash the poha  and let it rest for few minutes.

2. Don't overcook the poha pudding...Off the flame as it is little thin.
As it cools down....You will get desired consistency.

3. You can put rose water or kewada jal in it as your taste.

Thanku Friends,

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