Samak kheer
Samak kheer, from above
VegNorth India

Samak kheer

Barnyard millet simmered in milk with sugar and nuts. Navratri's creamy fasting dessert.

35 minTime
8 gProtein each
mildSpice
Sama for Navratri1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySamak rice in sweet milk.
The original
267kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
35minutessame

Classic samak kheer.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Barnyard millet⅓ cup, washed and soaked 20 minutes
Milk5 cups
Sugar½ cup
Almonds1½ tbsp, slivered
Cardamom½ tsp
Ghee1 tsp

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Boil milk and simmer 10 minutes.
  2. 2Add the drained samak and simmer, stirring, until soft.
  3. 3Add sugar, cardamom and nuts fried in ghee.
Serve it like this

Serve warm or chilled in small bowls with slivered almonds on top.

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What goes with Samak kheer: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kuttu ki puri30 min
On the side Jeera aloo30 min
A little snack Vrat paneer tikka40 min
A little snack Falahari aloo chivda50 min
To drink Ganne ka ras5 min
To drink Mango lassi10 min
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