Kheer

//kɪə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sweet rice pudding from South Asia. India, North, countable, uncountable

    "Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem -it's a clear sign that Ramadan sure brings with it a culinary awakening. At the same time, Ramadan is all about discipline and faith."

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payasamphirni

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"Sizzling kebabs, delicious kheer and the ever popular haleem -it's a clear sign that Ramadan sure brings with it a culinary awakening. At the same time, Ramadan is all about discipline and faith."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi खीर / Urdu کھیر (khīr, “kheer”) (or a similar Indo-Aryan cognate), from Sanskrit क्षीर (kṣīrá, “milk”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšiHrám.

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chahou kheerrice pudding

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