Phirni delights

Phirni is a creamy rice pudding that is prepared using milk, sugar and rice, that is soaked and then made into a paste. Milk is cooked with this rice paste to give it a creamy texture and then garnished with cardamom and nuts. It is sweetened with sugar and served cold.

It is a popular dessert from northern part of India.

Ingredients

400 ml 1% or 2% or whole milk ( your choice)

1/2 cup uncooked basmati rice washed and dried 

1 cup plain sugar

2 tsp powdered cardamom

1/4 cup sliced almonds 

1/4 cup pistachios

1/4 cup golden raisins

1 tsp saffron strands soaked in 2 tsp milk

Method

1. Heat milk, over low to medium heat. Add cardamon powder, sugar and saffron milk. Continue

cooking and stirring to avoid the milk from burning. Add sugar.

2. In a grinder, grind the basmati rice to a coarse paste, no too thin, medium texture.

3. Add this  rice paste to the boiling milk and continue cooking for another 20 to 25 minutes, till 

it appears thickened and rice appears cooked. Cool and pour prepared phirni into an earthern cup or dessert cup and refrigerate. 

4. Garnish each phirni cup with sliced almonds and raisins. 

5. Serve cold dessert and enjoy with family and friends.