Phirni is a easy traditional Indian rice
pudding like dessert which is prepared with full cream milk, basmati rice and
sugar as main ingredients. The cooked rice milk mixture is poured into small
earthern clay pots garnished with mixed nuts and edible silver leaf. You will find this easy
sweet dessert prepared in the homes of Hindus and Muslims to celebrate
festivals like Eid, Holi and Diwali. Phirni has got
it’s origins in the Middle East and has made its way to the Indian sub
continent through the Mughals.
I shall never forget the first time I had made
Phirni. I had never tasted anything quite so delicious, I remember thinking
when shall be the next occasion where shall I be able to make this dish once
again. The first time I made it I had set it in ceramic ware but later I
learned that if Phirni is set in clay, it absorbs
some of the fluid from the Phirni and helps it set, contributes a very special
flavor of its own, and also helps keep the Phirni cool — important because this
is one Indian dessert that should always be served chilled. You can make a lot of variation with this Phirni by adding almonds, saffron, rose, Pistachios, Mango, strawberry and even chocolates.
While Holi is
all about colours, like every other festival the celebration is incomplete
without some delicious sweet dishes that will keep your mood
upbeat. Different delicacies are prepared in various parts of India to bring in
the festival with great zeal and enthusiasm. On the onset of Holi, the festival colors, you can try this Thandai Phirni to serve your family and guests.
Ingredients
- 1 liter full cream milk
- 1/4 cup rice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon Thandai Powder*
- Pistachios, almonds, rose petals and few strands of saffron for garnishing
Let's learn how to make the Thandai Phirni:
- Wash
and soak the rice for 1 hour. Drain and pat dry on an absorbent cloth. Once
dry, blend the rice into a coarse powder.
- In a heavy bottomed pan; add the
milk and bring it to a boil. Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to
low and add the ground rice to milk. You will notice that the milk will begin to thicken.Keep stirring the milk while it is simmering. Once it starts thickening, add the sugar, cardamom
powder .
- Add the Thandai powder and keep stirring for another 5 to 10 minutes till the mixture
attains its full flavor and has an almost pudding-like consistency.
- Turn
off the heat and allow it to cool completely.
- Pour this mixture into small earthen pots and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
- Serve with chopped pistachios, almonds, rose petals and saffron.
Sending this Thandai Phirni to Holi Collective Recipes by Sonal Gupta of Simplyvegetarian777.
Let's learn how to make the Thandai Phirni:
- Wash and soak the rice for 1 hour. Drain and pat dry on an absorbent cloth. Once dry, blend the rice into a coarse powder.
- In a heavy bottomed pan; add the milk and bring it to a boil. Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to low and add the ground rice to milk. You will notice that the milk will begin to thicken.Keep stirring the milk while it is simmering. Once it starts thickening, add the sugar, cardamom powder .
- Add the Thandai powder and keep stirring for another 5 to 10 minutes till the mixture attains its full flavor and has an almost pudding-like consistency.
- Turn off the heat and allow it to cool completely.
- Pour this mixture into small earthen pots and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
- Serve with chopped pistachios, almonds, rose petals and saffron.
4 comments
Yummy recipe to start summer with
ReplyDeleteThanks Priya
DeleteFabulous Alka! Phirni is such a delicate dessert and Inloved your take :).
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonal
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