Phirni Recipe
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An elegant dessert made with rice and milk. The creamy texture is enhanced with use the of poppy seeds.
- Total Cook Time1 hr 15 mins
 - Prep Time 15 mins
 - Cook Time1 hr
 - Recipe Servings4
 - Medium
 
Ingredients of Phirni
- 1 litre milk
 - 1/2 cup sugar
 - 1/4 cup broken Basmati
 - 2 tsp Pistachios
 - 2 tsp toasted poppy seeds
 - 6-8 saffron stigmas
 - 2 Tbsp canola oil
 - 1 pod green cardamom seeds
 
How to Make Phirni
1.
In thick, heavy bottom pan, toast rice with canola oil for 3-4 minutes. Then add milk and cardamom seeds and reduce over slim flame until rice is very tender and almost pasty in texture and milk reduces by a quarter.
2.
Add saffron stigmas, pistachios and sugar and stir well until flavors steep into mixture evenly.
3.
Check sweetness and consistency; phirni should have thick-pouring consistency.
4.
Set phirni in ramekin dishes equally and let cool initially at room temperature for 25 minutes then chill in refrigerator below 4°C for 45 minutes.
5.
Garnish with poppy seeds (optional).