Badam kheer

Ingredients:

• Almond (Badam / vadhumai): 1/2 cup
• Milk: 2 cups
• Sugar: 3 tbsp
• Cardamoms (yelaichi / yelakkai): 5
• Saffron (Kesar / kungumappoo): a pinch

Method of preparation:

• Mix saffron in warm milk.
  
• Crush the cardamoms.
  
• Boil 500 ml of water in a sauce pan.
  
• Add the almonds and cook for 2 minutes.
  
• Remove from flame and drain.
  
• Remove the skin of the almonds and grind to a fine paste.
  
• Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan.
  
• Add the almond paste and sugar.
  
• Cook for 5 minutes under low flame with constant stirring.
  
• Remove from flame.
  
• Add the saffron in milk and the crushed cardamoms.
  
• Allow to cool.
  
• Serve chilled.