Paneer kheer is made with finely grated storebought or homemade fresh paneer and milk, preferably full-cream, which is further seasoned with a few strands of saffron or kesar and flavored with cardamom powder. You can make paneer kheer at home very easily and quickly. Follow my recipe to make it at home.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Paneer kheer is a very popular and tasty sweet dish.
- Serve it as is or with puris or parathas.
- Paneer kheer tastes creamy and sweet.
- Other similar kheers are rice kheer, seviyan kheer, chanar payesh, and sabudana kheer.
The Ingredients:
To make the kheer:
- 250 grams paneer (grated)
- 1 liter milk (full cream)
- 10 strands saffron (mixed in warm milk)
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp dry fruits (chopped roughly)
- ½ tsp green cardamom powder
For garnishing the paneer kheer:
- Saffron (a few strands)
- Dry fruits (a few, roughly chopped)
This specific recipe popped up when I was researching recipes for sweet dishes of different states in India. I needed a regional sweet dish to help my younger son with regional sweet dishes, a project given to him in school. I found this recipe to be nice and unique and thought of giving it a try.
I made it the next day. My husband was surprised at how authentic it tasted, and my boys felt like they were “on a food tour.” Now, it is our geography-with-a-bite dish. That project reminded me that learning does not always stay in notebooks—sometimes it spills into the kitchen, fills plates, and makes memories even more delicious than report cards and maps.
How to Make Paneer Kheer? (Step by Step Guide with Images)
Step 1: Take 250 grams of paneer and grate it finely. Keep the plate aside.
(Pro tip: If you are using homemade paneer to make this kheer, ensure that you wash it nicely with water after grating. This will remove the natural sourness of paneer which might curdle the kheer).
Step 2: Now, take a pan, heat it and then pour a liter of full-cream milk into it. Let it boil for about 8 to 10 minutes on a high flame to become thick.
(Pro tip: Stir the milk continuously to prevent it from sticking to the bottom or overflowing when it boils and losing all its cream).
Step 3: When the milk becomes slightly thick, turn the flame of the gas stove to medium and put in the grated paneer. Mix it nicely. Let it cook for another 8 to 10 minutes until it boils again.
Step 4: Now, to the hot paneer and milk mixture, add about 10 strands of saffron or kesar, mixed in warm milk. Mix it nicely with the kheer. Stir occasionally and cook it for another 5 to 6 minutes until the milk starts boiling again.
Step 5: Now, add 5 tbsp of sugar to the kheer. Mix it nicely.
Step 6: Then, add 3 tbsp of roughly chopped dry fruits to the kheer. Give it a nice mix and let the kheer simmer for 5 minutes.
(Pro tip: You can use any type of dry fruit in the kheer such as almonds, cashew nuts, and pistachios).
Step 7: Now, add ½ tsp of green cardamom powder to it and mix it nicely with the kheer. Cook it for another couple of minutes.
(Pro tip: Do not make the kheer too thick at this stage, because it will become too thick unnecessarily after putting it in the fridge).
Step 8: Check the texture of your paneer kheer. It should be a bit runny. Remove it to a serving bowl and keep it in the fridge for about an hour or so before serving.
Step 9: Take out the bowl from the fridge after an hour. Your tasty and healthy homemade paneer kheer is now ready to enjoy. Garnish it with a few strands of saffron and chopped pieces of cashew nuts, almonds, and pistachios before serving.
Recipe Card
Paneer Kheer
Ingredients
To make the kheer:
- 250 grams paneer grated
- 1 liter milk full cream
- 10 strands saffron mixed in warm milk
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp dry fruits chopped roughly
- ½ tsp green cardamom powder
For garnishing the paneer kheer:
- Saffron a few strands
- Dry fruits a few, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Take 250 grams of paneer and grate it finely. Keep the plate aside. (Pro tip: If you are using homemade paneer to make this kheer, ensure that you wash it nicely with water after grating. This will remove the natural sourness of paneer which might curdle the kheer).
- Now, take a pan, heat it and then pour a liter of full-cream milk into it. Let it boil for about 8 to 10 minutes on a high flame to become thick. (Pro tip: Stir the milk continuously to prevent it from sticking to the bottom or overflowing when it boils and lose all its cream).
- When the milk becomes slightly thick, turn the flame of the gas stove to medium and put in the grated paneer. Mix it nicely. Let it cook for another 8 to 10 minutes until it boils again.
- Now, to the hot paneer and milk mixture, add about 10 strands of saffron or kesar, mixed in warm milk. Mix it nicely with the kheer. Stir occasionally and cook it for another 5 to 6 minutes until the milk starts boiling again.
- Now, add 5 tbsp of sugar to the kheer. Mix it nicely.
- Then, add 3 tbsp of roughly chopped dry fruits to the kheer. Give it a nice mix and let the kheer simmer for 5 minutes. (Pro tip: You can use any type of dry fruits to the kheer such as almonds, cashew nuts, and pistachios).
- Now, add ½ tsp of green cardamom powder to it and mix it nicely with the kheer. Cook it for another couple of minutes. (Pro tip: Do not make the kheer too thick at this stage, because it will become too thick unnecessarily after putting it in the fridge).
- Check the texture of your paneer kheer. It should be a bit runny. Remove it on a serving bowl and keep it in the fridge for about an hour or so before serving.
- Take out the bowl from the fridge after an hour. Your tasty and healthy homemade paneer kheer is now ready to enjoy. Garnish it with a few strands of saffron, chopped pieces of cashew nuts, almonds, and pistachios before serving.
