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Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)

One serving has 367 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (41%), cobalamin (41%), phosphorus (35%), calcium (27%), manganese (26%) and thiamin (24%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Kheer (Indian Rice Pudding)
Photo: stu spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (280 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, nut

Ingredients

  • 25 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 220 g Milk, whole
  • 25 g Sugar
  • 0.2 g Cardamom
  • 5 g Almonds
  • 5 g Raisins

Method

  1. Rinse the rice and simmer it in the milk over medium-low heat, stirring often to stop it catching, for 25-30 minutes until the rice is very soft and the milk has thickened.
  2. Stir in the sugar and cardamom and simmer 5 more minutes.
  3. Stir in the sliced almonds and raisins.
  4. Serve warm or chilled, thickening further as it cools.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy367 kcal17%
Carbohydrates60.7 g
Water198 mL
Fiber1.2 g4%
Protein10 g21%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.39 g
Isoleucine0.47 g
Leucine0.88 g
Lysine0.67 g
Methionine0.23 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.51 g
Tyrosine0.43 g
Valine0.6 g
Histidine0.28 g
Fat9.8 g
Monounsaturated3.4 g
Polyunsaturated1.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.92 g
Saturated4.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol22 mg
Calcium273 mg27%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron1.5 mg8%
Magnesium44 mg14%
Manganese0.46 mg26%
Phosphorus243 mg35%
Potassium396 mg8%
Selenium12.3 µg22%
Sodium97.5 mg
Zinc1.3 mg16%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.26 mg24%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.45 mg41%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.5 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg22%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)71.2 µg18%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.99 µg41%
Choline36.1 mg8%
Vitamin A101 µg14%
Vitamin C0.16 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)112 IU19%
Vitamin E1.5 mg10%
Vitamin K0.86 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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