Oats Kheer (Oats Payasam with Old Fashioned Rolled Oats)

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Oats Kheer is a healthy Indian dessert made with rolled oats, milk, sugar, and nuts and flavored with cardamom powder.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Keyword oats kheer, oats payasam, rolled oats kheer recipe

Diet Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 293kcal

Heat a tablespoon of ghee in a kadai over medium heat.
Add ½ cup of old-fashioned rolled oats to the kadai. Roast for 2-3 minutes on a low flame. Do not brown.
Then, slowly pour the milk along with saffron stands.
Simmer and stir occasionally until the oats cooks well, and the kheer has thickened slightly. It takes 8-10 minutes.
Then add the sugar and stir well for 2-3 minutes until the sugar dissolves completely.
Lastly, stir in the cardamom powder and nuts. Take the oats kheer off the stove. It will thicken further as it cools down.
Oats Kheer is ready to serve.

Sweetener: You can use any sweetener of your choice. You may also use jaggery instead of refined sugar. Just ensure it's organic and add it at the end, as impurities in the jaggery may curdle the milk.
Milk: Use whole milk for a thick and creamy oats kheer. If you are vegan, use almond or cashew milk.
Condensed Milk: You can add 2-3 tablespoons of condensed milk (skip or reduce the sugar amount) to enhance the flavor.
Choice of Nuts: Add any nuts of your choice to this kheer.

Roasting Oats: Roasting the rolled oats in ghee before adding milk is very important. This prevents it from becoming mushy. You may also use quick or instant oats.
Consistency: The kheer thickens as it cools down or during refrigeration, so make sure to make a slightly runnier consistency while cooking.