What Is Phirni?
Phirni is nothing but the ground rice pudding. Phirni is made from coarsely ground rice, milk and sugar. It is cooked on a slow flame which results in creamy, rich and thick texture. It is flavored with cardamom powder and saffron. Though there are many different flavor varieties are made e.g. mango phirni, rose phirni, apple phirni. Once ready, it is poured into individual small shallow earthen bowls. Garnished with sliced nuts (almonds, pistachios) and saffron. Sometimes it is garnished with rose petals too. Or sometimes it is garnished with silver leaf (varak).
🧾 Ingredients For Phirni Recipe
Here are the ingredients used in making delicious phirni. All the ingredients are basic and easily available. Milk: I highly recommend using full-fat whole milk to get a perfectly creamy texture.
👩🍳 How To Make Phirni? (Stepwise)
Preparation:
- To blanch almonds and pistachios, soak them in boiling hot water for 20-30 minutes.
- After that peel the skin and slice them using a knife.
- Take rice in a bowl.
- Rinse the rice 2-3 times or until water is clear and no more cloudy. Soak in enough water for 15-20 minutes.
- After that discard the soaking water, take rice into the grinder jar. Add fresh ¼ cup of water
- Grind into a coarse paste. Make sure not to make a fine paste. Making Phirni:
- Heat the milk on medium heat in a heavy bottom pan. And let it come to a boil.
- Once it starts boiling reduce the heat to medium-low, add prepared ground rice paste.
- Mix and continue cooking. Do stir in between and also scrap the sides and bottom of the pan to make sure that milk is not sticking to the pan. Cook till ground rice grains are soft and also the milk has thickened. It will take around 15-18 mins.
- Now add sugar, cardamom powder and saffron, mix. Continue cooking for 5 minutes with stirring occasionally.
- Now add rose water, mix and turn off the stove.
- Transfer it to individual serving bowls. Garnish with sliced almonds and pistachios. Crush the few strands of saffron between your finger and thumb, then sprinkle over the phirni. Cover it with plastic wrap or small plate/lid. Chill in the fridge for a few hours. It tastes best when served chilled. PS Tried this phirni recipe? Please leave a star rating in the recipe card below and/or a review in the comment section. I always appreciate your feedback! Plus, Subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook for all the latest updates.
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