Badam kheer

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Almond (Badam) 
• 2 cups Milk 
• 3 tblsp Sugar 
• 5 crushed Cardamoms
• a pinch of Saffron (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm milk 

Directions:

1. Boil half a litre of water in a sauce pan . add the almonds when the water is boiling and cook for 2 minutes. remove from the flame and drain.
2. Remove the skin of the almonds and grind to a fine paste.
3. Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan. when the milk begins to boil add the almond paste and the sugar and cook for 5 minutes over a low flame stirring continuously.
4. Remove from the flame.. add the dissolved saffron and the crushed cardamoms.
5. Allow to cool and serve chilled.

"Now the delicious badam kheer is ready to serve"