Badam Kheer With Palm Sugar (Non Fattening)

INGREDIENTS:Serves 3 to 4

1. Whole Milk - 500ml
2. Almonds - 15 pieces to 20 pieces
3. Cardomom - 4 or 5 pods
4. Saffron Strands - 5 or 6
5. Palm Sugar(Panam kalkandu) - 1/4 cup 

METHOD:

1. Soak Almonds in hot water and peel the skin.
2. Take half of the almonds and cut finely for garnishing.
3. Take the remaining almonds and grind finely with cardomom,and palm sugar along with little milk.
4. Now add this with the whole milk and add 2 or 3 saffron strands and allow the mixture to boil well.
5. Once the milk is boiled you can garnish with the cut almonds and saffron strands and serve.
6. If you like cardomom flavour, you can increase the amount of cardomom and it will taste like cardomom flavoured milk when chilled.
7. This can be served hot or cold. Also,you can garnish with Pistachios if you like.