The Sanskrit name
is क्षीर/Ksheer. In Hindi, खीर; Punjabi, کھیر/ਖੀਰ;
Khiri (ଖିରି) in Oriya; Sindhi: کھیر; Urdu کھیر/kheer in Nepali: खिर, also
known as Payasam (Tamil: பாயசம், Telugu: పాయసం Malayalam: പായസം), Payasa (Kannada: ಪಾಯಸ)
or Payesh (Bengali: পায়েস)
The Hyderabadi version is called Gil e firdaus, and is quite
popular. It is a thick kheer made of milk and bottle gourd. Gil
e firdaus, literally translated, means the
clay of paradise.
Payasam is served as an
offering to the Gods in South Indian Hindu temples during rituals and
ceremonies.In Kerala Ambalapuzha palpayasam(Milk Kheer) is a famous payasam.
In South Asia, Kheer is prepared and eaten on almost every
festival. It is considered a holy dessert and used as a part of Bhog/Prasad.
The dish is also consumed at Muslim weddings and prepared on the feasts of Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.
A similar dessert, variously called fir-ni, phir-ni or phir-nee,
is eaten among the Muslim community of North India, and also in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Today, restaurants offer fir-ni in a wide range of flavors including apricot, mango, fig, saffron and custard apple.
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