Instant Pot Rice Kheer/Pudding

Instant Pot Rice Kheer recipe is a delicious, creamy Indian-style rice pudding made with rice, milk, and sugar and infused with saffron, cardamom, and topped with dried fruits. Serve the kheer warm or chilled. This no-fail Instant pot version of making kheer can be done in 30 minutes and no babysitting needed.

What is Kheer?

Kheer is an Indian sweet pudding traditionally made by simmering and stirring milk until it reduces to half the original quantity and then cooked with grains like rice, millets, broken wheat, tapioca, semolina, or lentils and a sweetener like a jaggery or sugar.

Rice Kheer recipe is a very common Indian dessert made during any festive occasions, served at weddings or temples. Rice kheer recipe is also a good option for a kitty party or potluck dinner during festivals or get-together.

It can also be made in large quantities in advance and refrigerated. This rice ki kheer recipe can be refrigerated and enjoyed for 2-3 days.

In South India, Kheer is also known as Payasam wherein most households replace sugar with Jaggery.

I have prepared this Indian rice kheer in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT, and tastes more like restaurant-style rice kheer.

Looking for easy 10-minute dessert recipes then check Pineapple dessert, Mango Rasayana, Badam Halwa.

Trick to avoid milk from burning?

Since I have brought the Instant Pot I have been making rice ki kheer for potlucks or get-togethers. Everyone in our family & friends circle loves it.

Making kheer in an Instant pot is very easy but sometimes milk was getting burnt at the bottom of the pot but it never influenced the burnt smell into the kheer. However, cleaning pot was a hell of a task.

Then I had some bloggers suggesting this trick. The trick is to Press 'SAUTE' and add ¼ cup water to the pot. Once the water begins to steam or boil, pour the milk into the pot. This prevents the milk from scorching the bottom of the pot. Then you can add the other ingredients.

How to make Rice Kheer/Pudding in Instant Pot

Firstly, sanitize the Instant Pot parts well before making the sweet dish.

Press the SAUTE (normal) setting and add 1⁄4 cup water to the pot. Once the water begins to steam or boil, pour the milk into the pot.

*Do not skip this step as this prevents the milk from scorching(burning) the bottom of the pot.

Then, add rinsed and drained rice in the instant pot. Stir well. Close the lid with valve position to 'Sealing'.

Press the 'Porridge' button for 20 minutes on high pressure. Once the pot beeps, allow Natural Pressure Release.

Then open the lid and using the back of your ladle or potato masher, mash the rice a bit which makes pudding naturally creamy. This step is optional.

Press 'SAUTE' again and then add sugar, almonds, pistachios, cardamom powder, saffron milk and stir it well.

Lastly, boil it for another 2-3 minutes or until kheer thickens. Stir Continuously.

Instant Pot Rice Kheer|Indian Rice Pudding recipe is ready. Let it cool, it will thicken as it stands. Serve hot or chilled.

Stovetop Pressure Cooker Method

• If you are making the below-mentioned quantity use a larger pressure cooker just to avoid spilling the milk.
• Follow the same recipe. Pressure cook the kheer in medium flame for three to four whistles.

Serving Suggestions for Rice Kheer

Serve Rice Kheer or Payasam warm or chilled. I personally prefer rice kheer chilled.

Variations & Tips

• You can replace sugar with either jaggery or brown sugar.
• If you don't have cardamom, replace it with either 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or ground cinnamon.
• I highly recommend adding sugar or jaggery after the pressure cooking, sometimes impurities in the sugar can curdle the milk and spoil.
• To make the kheer richer you can add condensed milk after the pressure cooking and adjust sugar quantity accordingly.
• Sanitize the Instant Pot steel insert, lid, and sealing ring before making sweet to avoid curdling of milk. I always keep an extra sealing ring for sweets separately.

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