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Phirni

Creamy rice pudding flavoured with saffron and cardamom.

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Phirni
Main Ingredients Rice, Milk
Cuisine Punjabi
Course Desserts
Prep Time 1-1.30 hour
Cook time 21-25 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg
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Ingredients list for Phirni

  • 5 tablespoons Rice soaked
  • 1 litre Milk
  • a pinch Saffron (kesar)
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Green cardamom powder
  • 10-15 Pistachios blanched, peeled and sliced

Method

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  1. Drain and grind the rice to a coarse paste. Bring milk to a boil. Add rice paste dissolved in a little water or cold milk.
  2. Cook till rice is completely cooked, stirring constantly. Add saffron and mix well.
  3. Add sugar and cardamom powder and cook till sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into earthenware or china bowls and garnish with pistachios.
  4. Chill in a refrigerator for an hour before serving.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1537
Carbohydrates 240.7
Protein 38.4
Fat 47
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