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Phirni is a traditional Indian dessert where grounded rice is cooked with milk till it is creamy and thick. Usualy kesar and cardamom are added to enhance the flavor of phirni. I have already made a kesar ilachi phirni before, so this time though to flavor it with rose. Gulab phirni came out very delicious. It was rich and creamy with a subtle flavor from the fresh rose petals and rose water. Here is the recipe. All you need is Full cream milk - 1 liter Rice - 1\4 cup Rose petals - 2 tbsp ( chopped, use the petals of local variety of rose. The hybrid ones doesn't have good flavor and smell ) Sugar - 1\2 cup Rose water - 1 tsp Slivers of almonds and pistachios for garnishing Method of preparation Soak rice in 1\2 cup of water for 3-4 hours. Grind in a blender to make a coarse paste. Heat the milk in a heavy bottom pan. When the milk comes to a boil, add the ground rice. Keep stirring to avoid the rice sticking at the bottom of the pan. Simmer the heat and cook for 30-40 minutes, til...

Phirni is an Indian rice pudding made by cooking ground rice with milk. It's usually flavored with saffron, but I love this Mango variation a lot. I have used canned mango puree to make this phirni. If mangoes are in season, you can use fresh puree as well. Here is the recipe. All you need is Full cream milk - 1 lt Rice - 1\4 cup Ghee - 1 tsp Saffron - a pinch Sugar - 3\4 cup Rose water - 1\2 tsp Mango puree - 1 and 1\2 cup Dry fruits for garnishing Method of preparation Wash and soak rice for an hour. Drain the water and blend the rice in a blender to make a coarse powder. Add very little water if required. In a heavy bottom pan, add ghee. When the ghee is hot, add the milk. Let the milk come to a boil. Add the rice and saffron to the milk. Simmer the heat and cook till the milk is reduced to 1\2 and phirni has reached the desired consistency. Keep in mind that it will further thicken on cooling. Add sugar and rose water. Cook for a minute. Switch off the heat and add mango puree....