Besan Kheer ( Chickpea flour kheer )

One of the easiest kheer that my grandma taught me was this. Easy to make and very comforting too. Sometimes I feel that I am having "Mysorepak" in a liquid form. Ready in a jiffy is this Besan Kheer ( Kadalaimaavu paayasam).




Ingredients :

1 litre milk
4 tbsp. besan / kadalaimaavu
4 tbsp. ghee
1 cup sugar ( adjust according to taste )
1 tsp. cardamom
1 tbsp. charoli / saraparuppu / chiroti
a few strands of saffron


Method :

1. Heat ghee in a pan on low and fry the charoli till they are slightly crisp. ( You can substitute with cashewnuts also ). Remove from ghee and keep aside.
2. In the same ghee, add the besan flour and fry till the besan gives out a sweet aroma and it is fried in the ghee. Meanwhile keep milk to warm in another pan.
3. Add the sugar to the besan and keep stirring till the sugar melts and is infused with the besan.
4. Add the warm milk little by little and keep stirring while pouring all the milk and allow a boil.
5. Garnish with chiroti, cardamom and saffron and serve warm.

Variation of flavour : Instead of cardamom and saffron, try adding a tsp. of vanilla essence.