Rice Kheer - Rice Pudding - Rice Payasam

Ingredients:

½ cup rice

4 cups whole milk

½ cup sugar

3-5 saffron strands

1 tsp crushed cardamom

2 tbsp sliced almonds

1 tsp ghee

Wash and soaked rice in water for ½ hour. Heat the ghee in a frying pan on medium heat, add the rice and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the milk, cook until the rice is tender and the milk is creamy and reduced to about half. Stir often. Add the sugar, saffron, cardamom, almonds and let simmer for a few more minutes. Turn off the heat. Serve chilled.