Jhangore kheer, a traditional milk kheer made with barnyard millet. A creamy dessert made with millets and milk. An quick and easy dessert to celebrate your special occasions.
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Payasam, or paayasam, is a delightful milk-based dessert loved in the Indian Subcontinent. A typical South-Indian feast just wouldn't be the same without this scrumptious treat.
In India, we often enjoy preparing kheer without any particular reason. In my mother's kitchen, kheer/payasam is a regular treat, every Friday as a special offering for her prayers. Many of us, myself included, make kheer to use up extra milk. And who can say no to a sweet ending to a weekend feast? This is where a simple dessert like kheer comes to the rescue..
Paal payasam , or milk kheer, is a classic favorite in South India. You can also switch it up and make semiya | vermicelli payasam payasam with vermicelli or rava/sooji payasam with semolina. Such delicious options to brighten up any day.
Though payasam is mostly made with Cow's milk, we do have many vegan kheer recipes made with coconut milk. Like this Arisi thengai payasam, nei payasam and red poha kheer.
The Millets Magic
Millets are a group of small-seeded grains that are considered highly nutritious and have gained popularity for their health benefits. They are rich in essential nutrients such as iron, calcium, magnesium, and fiber. Millets are ideal for people with Insulin Resistance and diabetes, because of their low GI. They are also gluten-free, making them a good alternative for people with gluten intolerance.
Millets can be cooked and consumed in various ways, such as porridge, pilaf, or as a base for salads. They are versatile and can be a valuable addition to a balanced diet.
Millets are considered to be farali foods in Indian cuisine, especially during fasting periods such as Navratri or other religious festivals. Farali foods are those that are consumed during fasting as they are light on the stomach and provide essential nutrients.
Millet Recipes
Barnyard Millet | Kuthiravali | Odalu | Jhangora
Today's Kheer or payasam recipe features barnyard millet, also known as kuthiravali in Tamil, Jhangora in Hindi, Odalu in Telegu, and Oodalu in Kannada.
It's impressive to note how various traditional cuisines across our nation integrate these millets into their daily dishes, underscoring the focus on nutritious eating in traditional culinary practices.
Millets, once considered food for the less fortunate, are now celebrated as Super Food, earning a well-deserved place in kitchens that appreciate their nutritional and health advantages.
Jhangore Ki Kheer | Kuthiravali Payasam | Millet Kheer
Ingredients
- ½ cup Jhangora/Barnyard Millet/Kuthiraivaali
- ¼ Cup Condensed Milk or ½ Cup Sugar
- 2 Liters Fresh Milk i used full fat
- 2 tablespoon chopped cashewnuts
- 2 tablespoon chopped almonds
- 2 tablespoon raisins
- 2-3 drops of kewra essence/screw-pine essence
- a generous pinch of saffron
Instructions
- Wash and soak Jhangora/Barnyard millet/Kuthiravaali in water for an hour.
- Ina heavy bottom pan, boil milk. Add 2 tablespoon of sugar to the milk to prevent burning or you can even add 2 or 3 stainless steel spoons to prevent burning of milk
- When the milk starts boiling, Add saffron and reduce the flame to medium, let this cook until the milk reduces to half it original volume.
- Now add Jhangora and stir well to avoid lumps. After10 minutes, add condensed milk and mix well.
- Add chopped nuts and raisins. Lett his sit on the stove for another 8-10 minutes.
- Take it off heat. Serve warm or chilled
- The kheer tends to thicken with time, incase it thickens too much, add ¼ - ½ cup of warm milk to the kheer, mix it well and serve.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Varada's Kitchen
Lovely presentation! Your props are eye catching. The kheer looks rich and creamy.
Ms.Chitchat
Just awesome, loved the presentation, thorough pro :):)
nayana
Delicious kheer but never heard of jhangora what is it ??
Rafeeda AR
awesome presentation dear... love the creamy kheer...
Akila
Wow what a delicious payasam.... Just loved ur earthenware.. Where did you got them???
Unknown
delicious payasam with kuthiraivali... it is indeed interesting to see a lot of millets used in authentic cooking!!!
Tahemeem
Love your presentation... I love millet kheer
Priya Suresh
Seriously am in love with ur props Priya, jhangore ki kheer is just asking me to have some, so creamy and delicious.
vaishali sabnani
Same pinch..even I made this kheer..though yours look better.lovely recipe.
Harini R
Great presentation. Love the empty bowl!!
Pavani
Jhangore is new to me, but this kheer looks so tempting and delicious.
Unknown
wow wat a presentation of a lovely dish.. happy to stumble here
Unknown
lovely terracota cups.. they look so pretty.. agree with poor man's food being the most nutritious food.
Nalini's Kitchen
Kheer looks so creamy and delicious..very well presented and the spoon is so pretty...
MySpicyKitchen
oh mai, that kheer looks sinfully delicious!
Archana
Wow the kheer looks awesome the bowls are beautiful.
Chef Mireille
made kheer with millet before when doing bm theme of rajasthan but yours came out super creamy - think will like your version even better.
Mayuri Patel
This is usually hubby's breakfast with less sugar and loaded with fresh fruits whenever he fasts for Ekadashi. Like the fact that it is easy to make barnyard millet kheer.
Archana
I generally make barnyard millet kheer with coconut milk but tomorrow for Shivratri I am making this kheer with milk. Sounds delicious and easy to make not to mention I need not extract the coconut milk. 😀
Kalyani
When I see millets, I naturally gravitate towards savoury , that too idli dosa upma. This kheer would be so loved at home by the kiddo. Bookmarking to try soon priya
Seema Sriram
Wow, such a delicious creamy kheer with millets. I love the way you have served it in earthen bowls,
Priya Vj
Kuthiravalli payasam sounds so interesting. Love how versatile these millets are and the ease with which we can incorporate in our day to day cooking. I will now deftly buy some kewra essence to use in my payasam
Sarika ( Spice Zone)
The kheer looks so scrumptious. Love the gold spoon, looks so festive. Is Barnyard millet same as samo? I usually make kheer with samo, that why asking
Priya_Srinivasan
Thanks sarika, samo is different. Samai ke chawal, this is barnyard millet known as jhangora in hindi