Kesar Phirni

Phirni is a very popular Punjabi dessert. You can also call this ground rice pudding!! This dessert is always served chilled.

Ingredients

1 ltr milk

1/4 cup soaked basmati rice

3/4 cup sugar

5-6 saffron strands soaked in milk

1 tsp cardamom powder

2 tbsp blanched almonds n pistas

Procedure

• Wash and grind rice into a little coarse paste (like sooji/Rava) and keep aside

• In a heavy-bottomed pan boil milk for 15 to 20 minutes

• Add ground rice and cook for 10 minutes, stirring continuously

• Add sugar and cook for 5 minutes

• Garnish with saffron, cardamom powder,pista and almonds chopped

• Refrigerate it for 1-2 hrs

• Serve chilled.