Meri Recipe Jammu Special | Khatti Kheer Dogra Recipe

09 Aug Meri Recipe Jammu Special | Khatti Kheer Dogra Recipe

Last Updated on August 9, 2025 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Meri Recipe Jammu Special | Khatti Kheer Dogra Recipe with step wise pictorial and video method.

Gluten – Free

 
“Meri“, this is such a word that brings nostalgia if you are belonging to Jammu.

Also called by the name “Khatti Kheer“, this recipe is something having deep roots in Dogra’s culinary culture.

This is a traditional recipe which is loosing it’s existence in the present day   and today’s generation hardly knows about it. What to say of Gen-Z, even all the middle aged person must not have eaten it.

If you ask anyone about Meri, 99% of the people will say that they have heard the name but very few will say that yes that have eaten it as well.

This is a summer treat and most definitely because of rice and yogurt/buttermilk, it has all the cooling properties, which keep our body cool in the extreme hot conditions.

Not just a seasoned dish but it has religious relevance as well. It is also prepared on the occasion of Naag Panchami for offering to deities and most specifically in villages, it is made and eaten as a part of celebrations whenever a calf takes birth.

So do try this dish and help in reviving this lost recipe.

STEP WISE PICTORIAL RECIPE OF MERI RECIPE JAMMU SPECIAL :

Heat mustard oil in a pan until it smokes. Add cumin seeds, Fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, hing, black cardamom, bay leaf and dry red chilies. Roast until cumin splutter.

Add curry leaves and roast for couple of seconds.

Add rice (washed, soaked for 20 minutes & drained).

Saute rice for 2-3 minutes.

Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Mix.

Add water and mix.

Put a lid and cook for 8-10 minutes or until rice are 90% cooked.

You can check by pressing a grain of rice.

Whisk the curd.

Add to the rice.

Start stirring continuously until curd begins to boil otherwise curd may curdle.

Lastly add salt and cook just for a minute.

Serve hot.

NOTES

• You need not to use basmati rice compulsorily. Any local brand will work.

MERI RECIPE JAMMU SPECIAL – RECIPE CARD

Meri Recipe Jammu Special | Khatti Kheer Dogra Recipe

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Meri Recipe Jammu Special – A traditional, flavorful dish from Jammu, made with authentic spices, rich taste, and cultural heritage.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course rice

Cuisine Jammu

Servings 3

Ingredients

  

1 cup = 250 ml

• 1 cup raw rice
• 2 cup curd (sour)
• 2 tbsp mustard oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 black cardamom
• Pinch of hing
• 3 dry red chilies
• 10-12 curry leaves (fresh or dry)
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2.5 cup water

Instructions

 

• Heat mustard oil in a pan until it smokes.
• Add cumin seeds, Fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, hing, black cardamom, bay leaf and dry red chilies.
• Roast until cumin splutter.
• Add curry leaves and roast for couple of seconds.
• Add rice (washed, soaked for 20 minutes & drained).
• Saute rice for 2-3 minutes.
• Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Mix.
• Add water and mix.
• Put a lid and cook for 8-10 minutes or until rice are 90% cooked.
• You can check by pressing a grain of rice.
• Whisk the curd.
• Add to the rice.
• Start stirring continuously until curd begins to boil otherwise curd may curdle.
• Lastly add salt and cook just for a minute.
• Serve hot.

Notes

• You need not to use basmati rice compulsorily. Any local brand will work.

Keyword Khatti Kheer Dogra Special, Meri Recipe Jammu Special