Kodo Millet Kheer/Arikelu Kheer (In a Pressure Cooker)

Prep Time: 2min
Cook Time: 15min
Total Time: 17min
Yield: 6-8 Servings

Ingredients

1 Cup Kodo Millet/Arikelu (you can also use your choice of millet)
2 Cups Water
2 Cups Whole Milk (Full Fat)
2 Tblspn Ghee/Clarified Butter
1/4 Tspn Green Cardamom Powder (Ellachi)
1/2 Cup Sugar or add as needed
1 Tblspn Cashew Nuts, broken
1 Tblspn Raisins

Directions

• Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in another pan on a medium-low flame; add cashewnuts, raisins & saute for 1-2 minutes or untill lightly browned.

• Turn off the flame & keep aside.
• Wash kodo millet under running water & keep aside.
• Heat remaining ghee in a pressure cooker on medium flame, add washed kodo millet & saute for a minute or until raw smell goes by stirring continuously.

• Now add water, milk & close the pressure cooker lid.

• Pressure cook for 1 whistle or until millet turns soft. Turn off the flame & let the pressure release naturally.

• Open the lid & add sugar, cardamom powder, ghee roasted nuts reserving few for garnish. 

• Mix everything well & place cooker on a low flame. Cook until sugar melts completely (in this step you can also add extra 1 cup of hot milk) & turn off the flame.
• Transfer to a bowl & serve hot.

Note: You can follow same directions for making kheer using barnyard millet, little millet, proso millet, foxtail millet.