Kheer & halwa

Kheer (payasam in the south, phirni when made with ground rice and set in clay bowls) is rice pudding simmered slowly in milk with cardamom, nuts and sometimes saffron. Halwa is a dense, ghee-rich pudding of grated carrot (gajar), semolina (sooji) or moong dal, served warm.

Typical price: $5.99

Half of the 184 restaurants below that list a price charge between $4.99 and $7. Each restaurant counts once, at its lowest-priced version, and only plain dollar prices are counted. Prices come from each menu as it was last checked, so call ahead to confirm.

Typical price by city

Cities with at least 5 restaurants that list a plain dollar price, counted the same way as above.

CityTypicalMiddle halfRestaurants
Chicago, Illinois$6$5.25–$6.5011
Houston, Texas$5.49$4.99–$79
Dallas, Texas$5$4.99–$56
Jersey City, New Jersey$8.50$8–$9.756
New York, New York$10.95$10–$10.995

193 restaurants with Kheer & halwa on the menu