Phirni
Veg · Rice dishes, Sweets & Desserts
Good for: Ramzan, Raksha Bandhan, Party, Summer
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Phirni, a Kashmiri rice pudding of ground basmati rice cooked in saffron milk with sugar and cardamom. Serves 4, 25 minutes plus soaking and setting, video.
Ingredients
10 itemsBasmati Rice1 cup
Milk1 cup
Green Cardamom20
Saffron4-5 strands
Sugar½ cup
Cardamom Powder½ tsp
Ghee1 tbsp
Almonds, Slices1 tbsp
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 548kcal | 2192kcal |
| Protein | 16g | 63g |
| Carbohydrate | 87g | 350g |
| Fat | 17g | 66g |
| Fibre | 3.8g | 15g |
| Sugar | 42g | 167g |
Cookd masalas for basmati rice
Method
- 1
Wash and soak the basmati rice for 20 minutes. Strain it and spread it out in the strainer to dry. Once the rice is dry, transfer it to a blender and blend it to a coarse powder. Transfer the rice powder to a bowl, add a cup of milk to it. Mix it till there are no lumps and keep it aside.
Basmati RiceMilk
- 2
In a pan, add cardamom and slightly toast it. Add it to a blender and grind it into a powder.
Green Cardamom
- 3
In a pan, add milk and bring it to a boil and reduce the flame. Keep stirring the milk till it reduces a little.
Milk
- 4
Add saffron, mix it till it is fragrant and the milk gets some colour.
Saffron
- 5
Add the milk and rice powder mixture to the hot milk and stir it till it dissolves without lumping. Keep stirring till the mixture starts to thicken.
- 6
Add sugar, cardamom powder, salt and ghee. Mix it well till all the ingredients combine evenly. Transfer the mixture to mud cups/bowls. Garnish it with sliced almonds, pistachios and saffron strands. Let it set in the refrigerator and serve
SugarCardamom PowderGheeAlmondsSaffron
Before you start
- How long does Phirni take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Phirni serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Phirni vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Phirni spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Phirni?
- 1 cup Basmati Rice, 1 cup Milk, ½ cup Sugar, 20 Green Cardamom, 1 tbsp Ghee, 1 tbsp Almonds, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Phirni?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Phirni?
- About 548 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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