Chia kheer
Last week I had the pleasure to attend a raw desserts workshop with Maz Valcorza at Sadhana Kitchen. Sadhana was the first ever raw vegan cafe in Sydney and they serve up some amazing raw dishes including lots of delicious desserts.
This recipe was one of the ones we learned how to prepare in the workshop and it is Maz’s interpretation of a classic Indian dessert called kheer which is basically a spiced rice pudding. In this version chia seeds were used as substitute for rice.
I have attempted to make chia pudding a few times before but was never happy with the results. But when I tried this one at Sadhana Kitchen it blew my mind. It’s just so flavourful and creamy. And it’s super easy to prepare too, it just takes like 5 minutes.
Raw chia kheer
- Prep Time: 5m
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashew nuts
- 2 cups water
- 1/3 cup chia seeds
- 3 tablespoons coconut nectar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cardamon pods
- chopped pistachios to serve
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (except chia seeds) in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Combine chia seeds and blended mixture in a bowl and leave for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Divide the mixture into 4 cups and put in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours.
- Top with some ground cinnamon and chopped pistachios to serve.
Oh wow! It seems so simple, sounds delicious and healthy too! Your food styling is just beautiful Deb. I have food styling envy :-)
Aww thanks Alana! You and your sister take beautiful photos too. I actually need to come up with new styling ideas, all my photos are starting to look too similar :P
what can you substitute with coconut nectar? would honey be ok?