Payesh / Kheer

Milk - 2 lltrs or
Half and Half - 1 litr
White Basmati Rice - 2 tbsp
Sugar
Bayleaf
Green Cardamom

Soak the rice in water for a few hours. Boil the milk with bayleaf and one green cardamom. Add the soaked rice to the boiling milk and cook on low fire stirring often till the rice is cooked and the payesh reaches desired consistency. Add sugar and cook till the sugar melts and the consistency becomes creamy. Serve cold.