PAAL PAYASAM/RICE KHEER

Ingredients
1.Rice - 1/4 cup
2.Milk - 2litres
3.Cardamom Powder - 1/2tsp
4.Sugar - 1cup(adjust more or less)
5.Almond slices - 3tbsp
6.Cashew nuts - 11/2 tbsp

Method
1.Boil milk in a heavy bottom non stick pan.Once the milk starts boiling reduce flame add washed rice and cook in medium flame till the milk reduced into half.
2.Add sugar and mix gently.Reduce flame to medium low and cook for 2-3mts.
3.Mash the rice gently with spatula and add mixed nuts,cardamom powder.
4.Serve cold or warm.

Basundhi with paneer(quick and easy)

Ingredients

1.Reduced fat milk(2%) - 2cups

2.Evaporated milk - 3cups

3.Condensed milk - 1can

4.Nuts - 3tbsp(chopped)

5.Paneer (crumbled) - 1cup

6.Cardamom powder- 1tsp 
7.Corn flour - 1tsp

Method

1.Heat milk in a heavy bottom non stick pan for 10 minutes in medium flame.Add nuts,cardamom powder and mix well.

2.Add evaporated milk to this and boil in medium flame for 15 minutes by stirring continuously to avoid burning.

3.Add condensed milk,corn flour and keep stirring till the condensed milk mix well to the milk and boil in medium flame  for 10 minutes.

4.Add paneer and keep stirring.Boil this mixture in medium flame for 5-6mts.Transfer the mixture into a bowl and cool down.Refrigerate for 3-4 hours and serve in a bowl.

Kalakand

Ingredients

1.Milk - 4cups + 6cups
2.Lemon juice - 6tbsp
3.Sugar - 2cups
4.Pistachios - for garnishing
5.Ghee - 1tbsp
6.Cardamom powder - 1tsp

Method
1.Boil 4 cups milk in a heavy bottom vessel.Reduce it to half.Keep stirring in between on medium flame.
2.In a separate vessel add 6 cups of milk and boil.Once the milk starts boiling add lemon juice and mix well.After 1 mt the milk starts curdling.Strain the curdled milk and wash it under cold water to avoid any lemon smell.
3.Add this paneer,sugar to the boiling milk and mix well in medium low flame and keep stirring till the moisture leaves and the mixture becomes thick.Turn off the flame.
4.Grease the plate with ghee and transfer the mixture into the plate.Keep it in refrigerator for 1hour.The mixture becomes hard and cut into desired shape.
5.Garnish with pistachios.