Name: Shahi Kesar Phirni ! recipe by Swapna Sunil at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 1.5 litre : Full fat milk/ whole milk; 1/4 cup : Long grain rice; 1/4 cup : Khoya; 1/3 to 1/2 cup : Sugar; 2 : Cloves; 1 teaspoon : Ghee; 2 big pinches : Saffron strands; 1 teaspoon : Cardamom powder; Chopped nuts for garnish

ABOUT Shahi Kesar Phirni ! RECIPE

Phirni is a typical North Indian dessert made during majority of the occasions that includes Karwa chauth, Diwali and so on. Phirni is regularly made using Rice and Milk but adding Khoya and saffron makes it Shahi taking this to yet another level.

Ingredients Serving: 7

1.5 litre : Full fat milk/ whole milk
1/4 cup : Long grain rice
1/4 cup : Khoya
1/3 to 1/2 cup : Sugar
2 : Cloves
1 teaspoon : Ghee
2 big pinches : Saffron strands
1 teaspoon : Cardamom powder
Chopped nuts for garnish

Instructions

Wash the rice and soak in water for 20 to 30 minutes.
Drain the water and grind in a blender into coarse grainy paste.
Soak the saffron strands in 2 tablespoon of warm milk.
Heat ghee in a deep, thick bottomed pan add cloves and saute for few seconds.
Add in milk bring it to a boil and simmer to reduce a bit.
Add the ground rice paste, saffron milk continue cooking until rice gets cooked and milk is reduced to half.
Add khoya, sugar, cardamom powder and cook further to right consistency. It has to be flowy yet thick. Just keep in mind that it thickens further once cooled.
Transfer the phirni into serving dishes and chill in refrigerator.
Garnish with chopped nuts, rose petals, saffron strands according to preference and serve chilled.
Authentic Phirni with a shahi twist is ready to serve.

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