Phirni

The past week has seen all of us get into the festive mood with the beats of the Navratri Garba and bright illumination all across at Navratri celebrations! All of this culminates with enjoying Dassera on Sunday with family and friends. However, much all of us try to refrain from sweets and maintain a healthy diet to keep fit, festive days are meant to be enjoyed with abandon.

So this Dussera if you are thinking of a quick and easy desert to make and share with your loved ones, I suggest you try my recipe of Phirni. Hope you enjoy making and having it.

Wishing you a joyous weekend!

Ingredients

1 tin condensed milk
1 litre milk
1 tablespoon basmati or fine rice
6-8 cardamoms (remove seeds)
Few strands saffron (optional)
Few raisins (optional)
10-12 almonds and 10 - 12 pistachios for decoration

Procedure

Cut almonds and pistachios into thin strips and keep aside. Soak rice in a small bowl of water for about 10 - 15 minutes. Put milk in a pressure cooker. Add soaked rice after draining out water. Close the pressure cooker and cook for ten minutes after the first whistle. Open the cooker when cool and empty the can of condensed milk into it and cook for a few minutes with saffron and cardamoms, till the milk thickens to a sauce like consistency. Let it cool. Pour in a glass-serving bowl and chill in refrigerator. Decorate with chopped almonds and pistachios before serving.