Narikel Kheer

Name: Narikel Kheer
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 80g bora saul or joha saul; 800ml full-fat milk; 150g fresh coconut, grated; 80g Assamese gur (jaggery); ½ tsp cardamom powder; 1 tbsp ghee

🟢 Veg🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 33. Narikel Kheer recipe

⏱️10 minPrep

🔥55 minCook

🕒65 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Narikel Kheer

Add coconut and jaggery (5 mins, low heat): Stir in fresh coconut and gur. Cook 5 more minutes until fully incorporated and the kheer is thickened to a creamy consistency. Finish with cardamom and ghee.

📖 Cultural notes

Coconut kheer made with fresh Assam coconut is a festive Bihu dessert-breakfast that showcases the state's prized grated coconut (narikol) — in Assamese weddings, this kheer is among the first sweets presented to the groom's family. ---

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