Name: PHIRNI ( TRADITIONAL INDIAN RICE PUDDING ) recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Milk ...... 1 ltr. ( Full Cream ); Basmati rice ... 1/2 cup; Sugar .............. 1/2 cup; Cardamom powder .. 1/2 tsp; Saffron ................. 2 pinches ( one pinch for cooking, one for garnishing ); Unsalted pistachios .. 1 tbsp ( powdered coarsely )

ABOUT PHIRNI ( TRADITIONAL INDIAN RICE PUDDING ) RECIPE

When it comes to Traditional Indian desserts, nothing can beat Phirni.. A thick creamy milk pudding flavored with cardamoms and saffron. Soaked and ground Basmati rice is added to the milk and cooked on low flame stirring continuously until it thickens.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Milk ...... 1 ltr. ( Full Cream )
Basmati rice ... 1/2 cup
Sugar .............. 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder .. 1/2 tsp
Saffron ................. 2 pinches ( one pinch for cooking, one for garnishing )
Unsalted pistachios .. 1 tbsp ( powdered coarsely )

Instructions

Wash and soak the Basmati rice in half cup milk for few hours. Grind to a paste using milk.
Bring the milk to a boil and add the ground rice. Continue stirring to avoid the lumps. Add the cardamom powder and a pinch of saffron. Keep stirring until it is thicker.
Now stir in the sugar and continue to stir. At no time you should stop stirring and it is better to use a wooden or silicon spatula.
When the phirni gets the thick porridge consistency switch off the gas. But you still have to stir it until it is luke warm to avoid a thick layer forming on top.
Phirni is usually served in clay containers. Wash the containers and soak them in water for a few hours before using.
Fill the clay cups with phirni and garnish with saffron (soaked in a tbsp of milk ) and powdered pistachios and cardamom powder. Refrigerate and serve chilled.

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