Chaler Payesh is a traditional rice kheer recipe of Bengali cuisine. It is one of the favourites of the Bong community and is usually prepared during ceremonies and festivals. The kheer is creamy, rich, aromatic and melt in the mouth.
Kheer usually refers to the sweet prepared by boiling milk and rice. Each region has its own variety of kheer and today I have the Bengali version here.
Usually gobindobhog variety rice is used in preparing this sweet. If you do not have it, use basmati rice. Bay leaf is added to the milk while it is cooked, the aroma of it is pleasant. Rich milk is boiled and simmered in soaked rice grains on a low flame, it is then sweetened with sugar and garnished with dry fruits.
A few bengali dishes on blog: Bandhakopir Torkari, Ghugni Chaat, Komala Payasam
Other festive sweets : Khaja, ABC halwa, Shenga Holige
chaler payesh / bengali rice kheer
Chaler Payesh / Bengali Rice Kheer
Ingredients:
- 4 cups (1 litre) milk
- 4 tablespoon gobindobhog or basmati rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon ghee
- cashew
- almond
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
Method:
- Wash the rice and soak in water for fifteen minutes.
- Put the milk in a thick bottom pan and keep it to boil. Put bay leaf in it.
- Once it boils, discard the water from the rice, smear it with ghee and put in the milk.
- Let cook on a low flame. Keep stirring in between.
- Once the rice is fully cooked and soft, add sugar. Cook for three minutes.
- Add cardamom powder and remove from flame.
- Roast the nuts in ghee and garnish it.
chaler payesh
Chaler Payesh / Bengali Rice Kheer
Chaler Payesh is a popular, delicious and creamy dessert from Bong community. Gobindobhog rice is cooked in milk and sweetened with sugar and garnished with dry fruits.
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 4 tablespoon gobindobhog or basmati rice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 +1 teaspoon ghee
- cashew
- almond
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
Instructions
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Wash the rice and soak in water for fifteen minutes.
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Put the milk in a thick bottom pan and keep it to boil. Put bay leaf in it.
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Once it boils, discard the water from the rice, smear it with ghee and put in the milk.
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Let cook on a low flame. Keep stirring in between.
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Once the rice is fully cooked and soft, add sugar. Cook for three minutes.
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Add cardamom powder and remove from flame.
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Roast the nuts in ghee and garnish it.
Recipe Notes
- Gobindobhog rice is usually used here, if it is not available use basmati rice.
- Soak the rice for atleast fifteen minutes.
This post is part of 54 Healthy Wealthy Cuisines where the theme is “Mishti Dussehra at HW”
Other Bengali dishes by co-bloggers
- Lavang Latika by Sasmita Sahoo Samanta
- Kala Jamun by Shalu Jain
- Patishapta by Vanita Bhat
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chaler payesh / bengali rice kheer
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Kheer looks soooo soooo scrumptious😋😋
Bengali kheer is my all time favorite. I remember when I was small I used to do Pandal Poojo hopping just for this kheer😉
I can so relate to this post being a bong myself, this chaler payesh is just so creamy and rich such a tempting post Jayashree, just craving for a bowl now.
Payesh looks delicious and creamy.. Kheer is a traditional and festive sweet made in most of the cuisines with a bit of variation.
How creamy and rich this kheer looks.. Chaler payesh is definitely my kind of desserts, i can have a bowl of this dessert without any fuss anytime of the day. Irresistible payesh.
Awesome dish; so creamy, rich and super delicious!! Love the color and texture; my mouth is watering here dear 🙂 Now, I have to make this soon!
Love this creamy rich chaler payesh…apt for the festive season!! Delicious share!!
Payesh looks so creamy and rich with all beautiful blend of flavour. I love the Bengali style rice kheer though it’s kind of similar to our very own kheer.
Lovely share
The chaler payesh looks so creamy rich Jayashree ! Perfect festive treat for Durga Puja !
The rice Kheer looks delicious and rich…similar dishes are spread all over india which I love…I love any kind of kheer
Chaler payesh looks delicious and creamy!! I bet no one can say no to such a rich dessert!
I’ve not tried Chaler payesh yet, but your pics are making me drool here. Adding the bay leave in the kheer sounds so interesting.
Kheer looks so creamy and delicious.It is new recipe for me. Bookmarked it.
This chaler payesh looks so creamy and rich Jaya 🙂 Lovely share for theme !!! For bengalis, this is a must to be there during puja
I’ve never thought of using bay leaf for a kheer. Love that idea. It must be adding a unique flavour to Chaler Payesh. It looks so creamy and inviting.