Carrot Rice Pudding/ Gajjar ki Phirni

 Carrot Rice Pudding/ Gajjar ki Phirni

Weekends are always the time to try out desserts. And I especially like to try out Indian sweet recipes in my kitchen. So today, I am trying a new recipe today, phirni with a twist. Adding carrots to the dish proved to be a good idea in this dish, so before the Indian carrot season (the one we make gajjar ka halwa with) was over I prepared Gajjar ki phirni....

 

 

Ingredients

2 Carrots

4 cups Milk-3 cups

½ cup Jaggery

½ cup Basmati rice

½ tsp Cardamom powder

6-8 Almonds

4-5 strands of saffron

Method

 

1. Start by soaking the basmati rice in the water for an hour. Strain the rice, and then grind the rice with this remaining water in a grinder until you have a fine paste.

2. Grate the carrots and keep aside.
3. Now in a saucepan, heat the milk and add the grated carrot and cook for ten minutes.

4. Add the rice paste and mix it with a whisk so as to ensure that no lumps remain.

5. Add the jaggery granules, and slow cook the mixture.
6. Keep stirring so it doesn’t burn at the bottom.

7. Now add the ground cardamom, and saffron to the thickened mixture.

8. Set the firni in terra-cotta or glass bowls and refrigerate, covered.

9. Garnish with crushed almonds and serve chilled.

Now enjoy a chilled bowl of phirni and give in to your sweet tooth cravings. This is just another a worthy treat, like creamy traditional pudding 'Phirni' loaded with the goodness of carrots. Welcome your weekends on a sweet note.

 

Shahi Rice Phirni

Hi Friends,

When it comes to choosing desserts of the dessert counter, no one in my family is a big fan of indian desserts, they rather pick up a tiramisu, mousse or brownie with ice cream. However it's me who ends up tasting the malpuas, besan laddoos and halwas.  This week I tried to make an easy Indian sweet for my family. Nothing more easier than Phirni. And guess what!! They actually relished it.

Mouth watering Shahi Phirni

Phirni is a special indian sweet pudding that is a must in north India on festive occasions or special celebrations like diwali or Karwa Chauth. Its very simple to prepare and delicious when had chilled.

Ingredients

• 1 bowl basmati rice
• 3 tbsp ghee
• 1 litre milk
• 2 tbsp condensed milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp saffron
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• Edible silver foil optional
• 1 tbsp sliced pistachios
• 1 tbsp sliced almonds

Method

1. First wash and soak the basmati rice in water and cook it the way you will make regular white rice without adding any salt.  
2. Roast the almonds slivers and cashew nuts lightly and keep them aside.
3. Take  a heavy bottom pan, add milk, sugar, condensed milk and give it a boil. 
4. Blend the rice in a mixer with a little milk.
5. Now add this paste to the boiling milk and wait for the mixture to thicken. 
6. Add powdered Cardamom and saffron to the mixture.

Once the Phirni  is thick enough garnish it with fried and chopped nuts before serving.