paneer kheer


Birthday is a day when you feel like God in the whole family. Right when the calendars were changed at the start of the year I used to see when was my grand day falling. To my disappointment it always fell on a holiday . My birthday always coincided with Guru Nanak jayanti mostly. So I was deprived of celebrating my birthday in school. I was also happy that a great saint was also born that day though I am nothing in front of him. For one day  I felt like a mini God in our house. No one was allowed to scold me or hit me. I was boss of the house for a day.
Anyways celebrations were carried forward to other day so that my friends could also be a part of it.
 My birthday was celebrated in a simple way. I carried toffees and distributed to the whole class and all the teachers.
At home Cakes were a strict NO . But my mother made all my favourite dishes in dinner and we enjoyed it thoroughly. One dish which I always liked is "Khees" . It is actually the boiled and cooked milk which is obtained from the cow after its delivery. It was my favourite right from my childhood . My mother made it a point to cook it in another way . She made paneer ki kheer and it tasted the same as khees. She made it on my birthdays keeping it less sweet as I never liked eating sweets. Everyone in my house enjoyed eating kheer and halva but I was always served unsweetened kheer and always kept away from sweets.
My mother would do my arati followed by tilak and a shagun (which I gave back to her) and she always fed me a spoon of this kheer .  Now I do the same to my kid.

The recipe of paneer kheer

Ingredients

Paneer (grated or crushed) 200 grams
Milk 1/2 litre
Fresh malai 1/2 cup
Saffron a few strands
Sugar 4 tablespoons or as you wish
Almonds and chironji to garnish
Ghee 1 tbsp 

Method
In a pan add paneer.
Cook till all water evaporates.
Add ghee
Cook further till both are homogenous 
Add milk and malai
Cook till it blends
Add sugar and saffron
Let sugar dissolve completely.
Cook till the mixture becomes a bit thick.
Remove from heat and let it cool
Garnish with slivered almonds and chironji seeds.
Serve at room temperature in winters and chilled in summers.

Coming to the nutritional value of the kheer:
Rich in protein which helps in body building and requird for growing children.
It is rich in vitamins and minerals and provides energy.
Shelf life of the kheer :It can be stored in a refrigerator for two days but it is advised to eat it fresh for maximum benefits .
It cannot be preserved for longer time.
Thank you!

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