SHOPPING LIST: Cardamom Rice Pudding (Kheer) (4 portions)
Meal Plan Occasions 3, Diwali dessert (serves 4)

[ ] 100 g pudding rice (or basmati rice)
[ ] 1 litre whole milk
[ ] 75 g caster sugar
[ ] 6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed
[ ] 30 g raisins or sultanas
[ ] 30 g flaked almonds or chopped pistachios, toasted
[ ] 1 pinch saffron strands (optional)

Pudding rice: short-grain rice gives the creamiest result. Basmati works too.