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Kheer - milky comfort with a sugar catch

Kheer - milky comfort with a sugar catch

One katori of homemade rice kheer is about 235 kcal, and most of that comes from the full-cream milk and the sugar, not the rice. Use a little jaggery instead of sugar and a lighter hand, and you keep the festive taste for around 190 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Kheer is the comfort sweet of every festival. Slow-cooked rice in full-cream milk, sweetened, garnished with nuts. It feels light and milky, but the milk and the sugar hide most of the calories. Let's open one katori and see where they really come from.

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