Ground Rice and Coconut Phirni

Name: How to cook Ground Rice and Coconut Phirni - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Ground Rice and Coconut Phirni

#goldenapron23 #week10 #GroundRice Phirni is a sweet,rich and creamy rice pudding often flavoured with cardamom and saffron and popular in South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. This dessert is made using shredded coconut which is cooked along with coarsely ground Gobindo Bhog rice, milk,sugar, pinch of saffron and later garnished with shredded coconut,few saffron threads, slivered almonds, chopped cashewnuts and golden raisins.It is cooked slowly until it reaches a thick and pudding like consistency.Slow cooking is key for the perfect phirni. Malai or fresh cream added makes the dessert all the more richer. This Ground Rice and Coconut Phirni is perfect for serving at parties or special celebrations.Serve it chilled and relish the flavours of a royal creamy dessert.

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

750 ml

full cream milk

1/4

th cup rich cream milk powder

1 tbsp

malai or fresh cream

50 gms

aromatic short grain rice / Gobindobhog Rice

1/2 cup

white sugar or as needed

1 pinch

salt

2 pinch

Saffron

1/2 cup

coconut grated

1/4

th tsp cardamom powder

7-8

almonds slivered

8-10

cashewnuts chopped finely

8-10

golden raisins

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak the rice in water for an hour.After an hour drain water and spread the rice on a plate. Dry it and grind to a coarse powder.Soak the ground rice in 1/2 cup warm milk.Also soak 1 pinch saffron in 2 tbsp warm milk.

* Step 2

Heat milk in a non-stick saucepan.Bring the milk to a boil and simmer on low heat till evaporated to half.Add malai. Dilute milk powder with 1/4 th cup warm milk and add it to the boiling milk.Also add shredded coconut,the soaked coarsely ground aromatic Gobindo Bhog rice and soaked saffron.Stir and bring it up to a boil over low heat.Keep whisking for 6-8 minutes more adding sugar and cardamom powder.Whisk till phirni is thick and creamy.

* Step 3

Allow the ground rice pudding to cool. Spoon into small bowls or clay pots.Garnish with few saffron strands, chopped nuts for added crunch,raisins and shredded coconut. Refrigerate for 2 hours or till serving and relish the flavours of a royal creamy dessert.