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Chirer payesh, flattened rice with milk and date palm jaggery

Chirer payesh, flattened rice with milk and date palm jaggery

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A Bengali rice dish: flat rice (chira) cooked in reduced milk with bay leaf and cardamom, garnished with grapes and cashews, and sweetened with jaggery at…

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Recipe from Mehedi Abedin, MD Abu Siyam, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Easy to digest and nutritious, chirer payesh is a traditional dish prepared in Bengali homes for festivals, pujas (religious ceremonies), and guests. The jaggery (unrefined sugar) gives it a caramelized flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$2.31 $0.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

5 people
  • $0.17
  • $0.98
  • $0.23
  • $0.40
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Rinse the flattened rice with warm water, let it soak for 10 minutes, then drain it.
  2. In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent it from sticking.
  3. Once it has reduced slightly, add the bay leaf and cardamom.
  4. Add the flattened rice and gently stir to prevent it from sticking together. ≈ 4 min
  5. Once it’s cooked through, add the grapes, cashews, and, if desired, ghee. ≈ 3 min
  6. Gradually add the jaggery, stirring constantly, and then do not let it boil: the milk could curdle.
  7. Remove from the heat as soon as the mixture has thickened.

The bill

Chirer payesh, flattened rice with milk and date palm jaggery

  • 60 g of thin, flat rice (chira or poha, about 1 cup)$0.17
  • 1 litre of whole milk$0.98
  • 2 tablespoons of grapes$0.23
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped cashews$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee$0.53

Total$2.31

that's $0.46 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 60 g of thin, flat rice (chira or poha, about 1 cup)
  • 1 litre of whole milk
  • 100 g of jaggery (or sugar)
  • 2 to 3 pods of cardamom
  • One bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons of grapes
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped cashews
  • 1 tablespoon of ghee

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