Badam Kheer Recipe -- How to make Badam Kheer

Badam kheer is a rich delicacy made with almonds and milk. This is a quick dessert and also high energy drink liked by one and all especially kids. The saffron adds colour and flavour to the dish.
This dish I have learned from my mother in law.
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Recipe Category: Sweet, Dessert
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 6 people

Ingredients:

• Almond/Badam - 1 cup
• Milk - 1 ltr or 4 cups
• Sugar - 1 and 1/2 cup
• Elaichi/Cardamom - 1/2 tsp
• Kesar/Saffron - a pinch

Procedure:

1. Soak almonds in boiling water for four to six hours.
2. Peel the skin of it and make small pieces of one spoonful of badam, keep it a side.
3. Grind remaining badam into a smooth paste.
4. Soak saffron in luke warm milk. 
5. In a thick bottomed wok, boil milk. Boil it to become half, then add ground badam paste to it. Stirring every now and then. 
6. Add sugar, cardamom powder and saffron to it.
7. Let the milk boil till we get the desired consistency. This may take another 10 to 15 minutes.
8. Garnish it with chopped almonds. Cool it completely and keep in the refrigerator. 
9. Serve chilled badam kheer with garnished almond pieces.