Do you know your favourite Kheer has a Spanish twin? Learn how to make this delicious dessert

Kheer, a decadent rice pudding flavoured with spices like cinnamon nutmeg and cardamon, is a favourite of all Indians. But we bet you didn't it has a Spanish twin. Yes! Arroz Con Leche is a comforting Spanish rice pudding dessert that is famous even in Mexico after it was brought to the country by Spanish conquerors. This dessert is eerily similar to our very own kheer, and here's how you can make it at home.

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Arroz Con Leche Recipe

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Ingredients

1?cup?Basmati rice

2?cups?water

2?cinnamon sticks

3?cups?milk

??cup?sugar

2-3 star anise

? tsp cinnamon powder

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Instructions

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1. In a saucepan add rice, water, cinnamon stick and star anise and place it on the stove on medium flame.
2. Cover and cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the rice absorbs all the water.
3. To the cooked rice add milk and sugar while stirring continuously.
4. Cook for at least 15 more minutes or longer if you prefer a thicker consistency.
5. Taste and add more sugar, if needed.
6. Sprinkle cinnamon powder and serve.

Whether you enjoy it as hot or cold, this simple dessert combines the goodness of rice and milk and always leaves you wanting more. So, give it a try to marvel at how dishes from two vastly different cuisines can taste so similar! Really makes you wonder how small the world actually is, doesn't it?

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