Phirni Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	30 min
Cook time	30 min
Total time	1 hr
Serves	2 cups

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp basmati rice
• water for soaking
• 1 litre milk (full cream)
• ¼ cup sugar
• ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder
• 2 tbsp saffron milk
• few dry fruits (chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, soak 2 tbsp of basmati rice for 30 minutes.
2. discard the water and blend rice to coarse paste. keep aside.
3. now in a large kadai boil 1 litre milk.
4. stir occasionally, and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. keep the flame on low or till milk thickens.
6. now add in prepared coarse rice paste.
7. stir continuously for 5 minutes. else, lumps might form.
8. simmer for another 5 minutes stirring in between.
9. boil the milk till the rice gets cooked completely.
10. further add ¼ cup of sugar and 2 tbsp saffron milk.
11. mix well till the milk thickens and turn creamy.
12. add in cardamom powder and mix well.
13. finally, serve chilled phirni garnished with few chopped nuts.

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Step-by-step

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Notes

• firstly, use full cream / thick milk to get more creamy texture to phirni.
• also adjust the amount of sugar depending on your sweet tooth.
• additionally, soak the rice for 30 minutes and then blend to coarse paste.
• finally, phirni taste great when serve chilled.