Orange Kheer Recipe (Santre Ki Kheer, Bengali Komola Kheer)
Orange Kheer (Santre Ki Kheer, Bengali Komola Kheer) is a delicious Bengali-style milk pudding flavored with fresh oranges. It is a great Indian dessert to make for festivals and special occasions.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 5-6 mini oranges or 3-4 regular oranges
- 1 litre whole milk (full-fat milk)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 4 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Peel the oranges and separate the segments.
- Now remove the outer membrane from each segment and discard the seeds, if any. Transfer the flesh to a bowl and refrigerate it.
- Add milk to a heavy bottom pan and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Stir frequently to prevent scorching at the bottom of the pan.
- Reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 30-40 minutes until the milk is reduced to half. Keep stirring and scraping the sides of the pan after every 10-12 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch in ¼ cup water and add the slurry to the pan.
- Cook for 10-12 minutes until the kheer thickens. The correct consistency of kheer is like that of a thick custard.
- Add sugar and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Now, taste the kheer for sweetness and add more sugar if it is not perfectly sweet as per your taste.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the kheer cool down completely.
- Cover the pan with cling wrap and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- Once it is chilled, stir in the orange pieces.
- Garnish with almond and pistachio slivers and serve.
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Notes
For a vegan version, try this recipe with almond or cashew milk. If using vegan milk, cook only on low heat and keep stirring frequently; otherwise, the milk may split.
DO NOT add oranges to the kheer until it is completely chilled; otherwise, the milk may curdle.
Nutrition
Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
