Dates kheer/ Khajoor kheer is a tasty, healthy and quick to make kheer/ milk sweet loaded with nuts and khajoor/ dates. You guys would have guessed why this dates kheer/ Dates payasam post is here. Yes, the holy month of Ramadan/ Ramzan is about to begin and we will need to energize us with healthy food and drinks for “IFTAR” and thought to share our house khajoor kheer recipe that my MIL makes for us.

This dates kheer/dates payasam can be prepared not for ramadan but for anytime you need something quick to satisfy your sweet cravings in a healthy way. Healthy? How? Yes it is definitely healthy as it carries no sugar other than the sweetness from dates.

But of course you can add very little sugar to it or even condensed milk very little quantity to enhance its taste and sweetness which depends on individual’s preference. But according to me its not necessary for the quantity of milk that I have mentioned, as the sweetness from dates/khajoor will enough. For this recipe full cream milk only works best so make sure you use the same. Also I have seen many of them grind dates to paste then add it just like carrot kheer, but at our home we like it this way. So let’s get to the making!

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Dates kheer recipe, Khajoor ki kheer

Recipe by Sandhya Riyaz

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Course: DessertCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Dates kheer/ Khajoor kheer is a tasty, healthy and quick to make kheer/ milk sweet loaded with nuts and khajoor/ dates.

Ingredients to make Dates kheer

5 nos., Dates/ Khajoor (De seeded)
1 cup, Full cream milk
¼ cup, Water
2 tablespoon, Nuts (pistachios, cashews, almonds, walnuts)
2 teaspoon, Sugar (optional)
1/4 teaspoon, Cardamom powder
1½ teaspoon, Ghee

Directions to make Khajoor ki kheer

Chop all the nuts and dates finely. Now heat 1 tsp ghee in a small pan, add chopped nuts and roast them for in low to medium flame until the nuts turn light golden brown. When the nuts turn golden transfer it to a bowl.
Now in the same pan add ½ tsp ghee and dates. Fry for few seconds then add water. Allow the mixture to boil well till dates turn soft and mushy. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes depending on the size of the dates. When dates look mushy add milk. Mix it well and allow it to boil well.
When the mixture starts to boil add sugar(optional), cardamom powder and the ghee fried nuts. Give it a stir and allow the mixture to boil well until everything is combined really well. Now put off the flame. Serve it warm/ cold.

Notes

* 1 cup = 235 ml

HOW TO MAKE DATES KHEER WITH STEP BY STEP IMAGES

Chop all the nuts and dates finely. Now heat 1 tsp ghee in a small pan, add chopped nuts and roast them for in low to medium flame until the nuts turn light golden brown. When the nuts turn light golden transfer it to a bowl.
Now in the same pan add ½ tsp ghee and dates. Fry for few seconds then add water. Allow the mixture to boil well till dates turn soft and mushy. This will take about 2 to 3 minutes depending on the size of the dates.
When dates look mushy add milk. Mix it well and allow it to boil well.
When the mixture starts to boil add cardamom powder and the ghee fried nuts. Give it a stir and allow the mixture to boil well until everything is combined really well. this should take about 2 minutes. Now put off the flame. Serve it warm/ cold.