Phirni (Rice Pudding)

Since Diwali is just around the corner, I am sharing the recipe for phirni which is a famous Kashmiri dessert. Its available in almost all the Punjabi and Kashmiri restaurants these days. I like to make it the traditional way with a little kewda water.

Ingredients:
200 gms basmati rice
1 ltr milk
2 cups Sugar
2 tbspns Kewda water
Chopped almonds
Chopped pistachios

Recipe:
Soak the rice for 2-3 hours. Drain the water and spread it on paper and let it dry overnight. Grind the rice next day, roast the powder in a pan till it turns pink. Add milk and sugar, let it simmer on low flame till the rice is cooked and the pudding becomes thick. Mix kewda water and let it cool. Pour the phirni in small earthen bowls, garnish with almonds and pistachios and refrigerate before serving.

Chawal ki kheer

It's Ganesh Chaturthi today so I thought of sharing a dessert recipe. And what better dessert than chawal ki kheer, the most common in all Indian households.

Ingredients:
100 gms basmati rice
1 ltr buffalo milk
1 tspn raisins
8-10 chopped almonds
1/2 tspn cardamom powder
1 tbspn clarified butter or ghee
150 gms sugar

Recipe:
Wash the rice and drain out the water. Heat ghee in a pan and fry the rice on low flame. Add little water and when rice starts to cook add milk. Let it cook on slow flame. When it starts to thicken add sugar, raisins, almonds and cardamom powder. Let it cool for a while and refrigerate before serving. Enjoy with your family and friends.

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganpati bappa Morya!