On Khir (Kheer) Khane Din, cook rice pudding in the Nepali way

Today is the 15th of Shrawan, a day marked as Khir/Kheer Khane Din in the Nepali calendar, which translates to a day for eating rice pudding . This day is observed to mark the end of the rice planting season and to commemorate the hard work and achievement of the farmers. This festival falls exactly one month after Asar 15 , another important agricultural festival in Nepal.

On this day, in almost every Nepali household, a special dish of rice pudding, locally known as khir, is cooked and offered to the deities before the family members enjoy this sweet delicacy. Khir is considered a holy and pure food that is usually made during religious rituals and festivals.