Phirni

Name: How to cook Phirni - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

The Epicurean Feast

Phirni

Phirni.... what is that? is what I thought when a friend of mine ordered it in a restaurant in Kolkata many years back. Within a few minutes of the phirni arriving at our table, I found myself licking off the bowl of phirni. Many years later, during my culinary journey, I realized that this luscious creamy Mughlai dessert is easy to prepare and requires some simple and few ingredients easily available in any kitchen. #cookpaddessert

Ingredient

Food ration :

2-3 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

3 tablespoons

basmati rice

1 litre

milk

10-12 strands

saffron

1/3 cup

sugar

1/2 teaspoon

cardamom powder

2 tablespoons

condensed milk(optional)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash the rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes. Take care not to over wash the rice as over washing leads to loss of starch of the rice. The starch in the rice makes the phirni creamier. Strain and remove all the water from the rice. Spread the rice on kitchen towel to air dry and grind the rice to a coarse paste.

* Step 2

Take the ground rice in a bowl and add about one cup of milk to it. Mix the rice to the milk such that there are no lumps in the mixture.

* Step 3

Add all the remaining milk to deep-bottomed pot. Bring the milk to boil. Once the milk comes to boil, add the rice milk mixture and the saffron strands to the milk.

* Step 4

Continue cooking the rice on medium heat. Stir continuously else the milk will get scorched at the bottom. Once the rice is cooked properly, add the sugar and the condensed milk. If you are not using condensed milk, add about ½ cup of sugar.

* Step 5

Continue cooking till you achieve a creamier consistency and the mixture reduces to almost ½. Add the cardamom powder to the mixture and turn off the flame. Transfer the mixture and freeze the phirni in refrigerator for few hours. Serve the phirni chilled.