Instant Pot Rice Kheer Easy Authentic

This comforting recipe was developed on one busy evening when I needed a last-minute dessert. I tossed in rice, ghee, sugar, cardamom, and some milk in my Instant Pot, pressed the porridge button, and ran to get the door as the guests arrived for dinner. Enter your email & I’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Minstry of Curry An hour later, I realized that the Instant Pot was in the keep warm mode and had depressured. I opened the Instant Pot to see creamy, fluffy rice with the beautiful aroma of saffron and cardamom. I stirred in some more milk and let it sit for a few more hours on warm mode until we were ready to serve the dessert. We scooped out some warm rice pudding in the bowls. As I put the first spoonful of the pudding in my mouth, it took me back to memory lane. It reminded me of my mom’s kheer with cardamom’s aroma and the creamy kulfi (milk ice cream) with a hint of nuts and saffron. The dessert was devoured by all and I was left mesmerized by how easy it was to make.

Ingredients

Rice - I love using aromatic basmati rice for this recipe. You can use any starchy white rice Ghee - homemade ghee works best Milk - I recommend low-fat milk, you can also use whole milk or unsweetened dairy-free milk Sugar - Adds perfect sweetness and can be easily adjusted to taste Nuts and Saffron - I like to add almonds, cashews, and pistachios. You can add nuts of choice or skip them for a nut-free dessert. Saffron adds a rich aroma and color to the kheer Raisins - Add them if you like, make sure to rinse them to remove any impurities

How to Make Instant Pot Rice Kheer

Sauté rice in ghee Add sugar, milk, water, nuts, saffron, coconut & sugar Give a quick stir and cook on porridge mode for 20 mins with NPR Open the Instant Pot and add more milk to bring the kheer to a consistency you like!

Add more milk to the kheer and bring it to the consistency you like. Especially when making ahead, you will notice that the kheer gets thick over time.

Variations

Vegan Kheer - Substitute ghee with dairy-free butter and milk with almond milk Nut-Free - Allergic to nuts? Skip them or add the ones you can eat as a garnish Short on time - skip the sautéing of rice and simply dump all the ingredients and press the porridge button