Posted on February 4th, 2010
Ever thought of preparing kheer without using stove? Here is such recipe using khus khus (Gasagasa). This is my mom’s special dessert. Simple yet delicious

Khus Khus Kheer | Gasagasa Payasam
Ingredients:
Khus Khus: 4 tbsp
Badam (Almonds): few (fistful)
Kaju (Cashew): few (fistful)
Copra (Dessicated coconut): 1 cup
Elachi (Cardamom) powder: 1/2 tsp
Kalkandu (rock candy or rock sugar): 5-6 (Big ones)
Boiled milk: 1/2 litre
Preparation Method:
- Soak khus khus, badam and kaju overnight in water.
- Add copra and grind them to a fine paste.
- Coarsely powder kalkandu.
- Add powdered kalkandu and elachi to the khus khus paste.
- Allow boiled milk to cool and add it to the khus khus paste.
- Khus khus kheer is ready! Serve chill.
Health benefits of poppy seeds:
Poppy seeds protects heart against cardiovascular diseases. Poppy seed oil prevents breast cancer. Poppy seeds with sugar can be taken to cure insomnia.
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7. February 2010 at 5:31 pm
Yemmy!
chan
11. February 2010 at 1:28 pm
look so yummy !! I will surely try it.
18. February 2010 at 5:18 pm
Do try this and let me know how u liked it
7. May 2012 at 2:23 am
have copied this recipe to try out later. looks good
5. July 2012 at 9:31 am
Simple recipe! However, when I tried your recipe, it gives the raw smell of khus khus. What I do is to roast poppy seeds instead of soaking it; then grind it with fresh coconut, and roasted cashews. I boil this ground paste in milk for 4 minutes. When the milk is warm, I add the jaggery syrup (jaggery heated with a little water and then filtered). Add Elaichi for flavor.
5. July 2012 at 10:22 am
Thanks for the comments! This kheer is “no-cook” recipe. Its more like a refreshing drink which involves NO cooking. Since we do not cook/roast the ingredients we retain the nutrients
Yes I also make the khus khus kheer as you have mentioned and it tastes great too!