Rose phirni | How to make Gulab Phirni

Phirni is a delicious, creamy dessert made with milk and ground rice. Rose Phirni is the regular phirni flavoured with rose syrup. Rose Phirni makes for a  royal dessert which not only tastes great but is also a visual delight. Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:

 3 tbsp Rice (chaawal)  
10 Almonds (badam)                        
10 Cashew nuts (kaju)                              
3 tsp Rose syrup                 
3 cups full fat Milk (doodh)                                  
4 tbsp Sugar  (cheeni)                                              
1 tsp Cardamom powder (elaichi powder)                                  
Chopped almonds and pistachios for garnishing (chopped badam and pista)

Method

• Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
• Soak the almonds and cashews in hot water and set it aside for 30 minutes.
• Drain the water from rice and grind it to a coarse paste.
• Drain the water from soaked nuts and grind to a smooth paste.
• Heat a pan, add 3 cups of full fat milk and bring it to boil.
• Allow the milk to boil in medium flame till it reduces to 3/4 of its quantity. 
• Now, add the ground rice  to the milk and start stirring continuously to avoid the lumps.
• Keep stirring the milk and boil  till it becomes a porridge consistency.
• Add almond-cashew paste and mix. 
• Stir in the sugar and mix.
• Cook on a slow flame for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add cardamom powder and mix everything well.
• Allow the phirni to cool completely.
• Once the phirni is cooled, add the rose syrup and mix well.
• Transfer to earthen pots or any serving bowl.
• Drizzle few drops of rose syrup and garnish with chopped almonds and pistachios.
• Refrigerate and serve chilled.

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