Apple kheer

Recently I had few unexpected relatives visiting my home at a very short notice but yet the responsibility to impress them with delicious lunch spread was mine. Main course and snacks was taken are of , but couldn't think any option for deserts.. No time to bake a cake or make any elaborate desert . No time to make custard and cool it .. Then I saw these 2 red shiny apples lying in a basket on table . Unfortunately they had been there for last 2 days as no one showed interest in eating fruits at my home .. So tried this recipe that day .

Note: One small trick to remember is to cook apples separately and not add them to milk as it would lead to curdling of milk and you will end up with sour kheer instead of sweet ...

Ingredients

2 medium APPLES grated
5 cups Milk
Sugar 1/2 cup
1/2 teaspoon Green cardamom (Elaichi) powder
6 - 8 Pistachios
6 - 8 Almonds

Method

Bring milk to a boil in a pan ( preferably thick bottom ) and simmer till it thickens. Thickly grate apples without peeling. Heat a pan, add the grated apples and cook on medium heat. Add sugar and stew till sugar melts and continue to cook till most of the moisture evaporates. Add some of the reduced milk and cook. As the mixture thickens add the remaining milk and cook till the kheer thickens some more. Add green cardamom powder, almonds and pistachios and continue to cook till the kheer thickens to the desired consistency. Cool and then chill before serving. Garnish with chopped pistachios and almonds before serving.