Paneer kheer | Paneer payasam – Easy to make paneer payasam recipe, a rich kheer recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.

Payasam is made with milk, sugar, and paneer as the main ingredients. This is a quick recipe using cottage cheese | paneer. I tried this recipe from Sharmis blog and it was a super hit among my family.

I used store-bought paneer for making this paneer kheer recipe. If you have time to make fresh paneer, do give it a try with Homemade paneer. But at the same time, store-bought frozen paneer too tastes very nice in this recipe. This tastes very similar to Basundi.

Also check out Instant Rasmalai, Apple kheer, Kesar rabdi , and Instant Malpua

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  • In a heavy-bottomed pan add the milk.
  • Dissolve the corn flour in 1 ladle of milk without any lumps.
  • Keep this aside. Dissolve in room temperature milk.
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  • Bring the milk to boil and add the saffron strands to this.
  • Stir well, if you want the kheer to be golden yellow, soak saffron in warm milk for 10 minutes and then add it to the pan.
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  • Now add the cornflour mixture to this.
  • The milk will start thickening now. Keep stirring.
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  • Now add the condensed milk.
  • If you don’t want to add condensed milk, add more sugar.
  • I added condensed milk and sugar. For a richer version add ½ cup of condensed milk and skip the sugar.
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  • Add the sugar at this stage and keep stirring.
  • Let this boil for 10-15 minutes on medium-low flame.
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  • Simmer the flame and add the scrambled paneer.
  • I used store-bought paneer. Bring the paneer to room temperature and mash it with your hands.
  • Alternatively, you can use fresh paneer too.
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  • Mix well and cook on low flame for 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and add the chopped nuts.
  • Keep it inside the refrigerator for 5-6 hours.
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  • Serve chilled.
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  1. After adding the corn flour this won’t turn too thick, but once it is cool it will be thickened.
  2. If you using panner block just grate it in a carrot grater.
  3. You can add ½ tsp of cardamom powder in the last, to the paneer kheer | paneer payasam.
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Paneer payasam recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 cups full cream milk
  • 2 tsp corn flour
  • ¼ cup condensed milk
  • ½ cup paneer scrambled
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • Saffron few strands
  • 3 tbsp sliced almonds and pistachios

Instructions

  • In a heavy bottomed pan add the milk.
  • Dissolve the corn flour in 1 ladle of milk without any lumps.
  • Keep this aside. Dissolve in room temperature milk.
  • Bring the milk to boil and add the saffron strands to this.
  • Stir well, if you want the kheer to be in golden yellow, soak saffron in warm milk for 10 minutes and then add it to the pan.
  • Now add the corn flour mixture to this.
  • The milk will start thickening now. Keep stirring.
  • Now add the condensed milk.
  • If you don’t want to add condensed milk, add more sugar.
  • I added condensed milk and sugar. For richer version add ½ cup of condensed milk and skip the sugar.
  • Add the sugar at this stage and keep stirring.
  • Let this boil for 10-15 minutes in medium-low flame.
  • Simmer the flame and add the scrambled paneer.
  • I used store bought paneer. Bring the paneer to room temperature and mash it with your hands.
  • Alternatively you can use fresh paneer too.
  • Mix well and cook in low flame for 2 minutes.
  • Switch off the flame and add the chopped nuts.
  • Keep it inside the refrigerator for 5-6 hours.
  • Serve chilled.

Video

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