Phirni (Sweet Rice Pudding) is a traditional Indian recipe for a classic dessert of ground rice and cinnamon with sugar cooked in a milk base until thick and which is often served for Diwali. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Sweet Rice Pudding (Phirni).
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Ingredients:
1.25l whole milk
2 x 3cm lengths of cinnamon sticks
90g rice
150g sugar
walnuts, to garnish
slivered almonds, to garnish
Method:
Wash the rice, place in a bowl, cover with water and set aside to soak for 2 hours.
After this time, drain the rice, turn into a food processor and grind coarsely.
Pour the milk into a heavy-based pan. Add the cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Stir in the ground rice and continue cooking, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes or until the rice is completely cooked and tender.
At this point, add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Reduce the heat and cook gently for 30 minutes more then take the pan off the heat. Set the phirni aside to cool completely then turn into serving bowls and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Garnish with a walnut and slivered almonds then serve.
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