
by Hetal Kamdar
Step 1 of 8
Wash the rice and soak in enough water for 30 minutes.
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Drain the water and grind in a blender to make a coarse paste.
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Heat a heavy bottom pan and add milk in it.
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Once the milk comes to a boil, simmer the heat.
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Add ground rice and saffron soaked in milk and cook on low heat till the milk is reduced to half and the Phirni has thickened.
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Add cardamom powder and sugar and cook till the Phirni has thickened to the right consistency.
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Keep in mind that Phirni will thicken some more once it is cooled.
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Transfer the Phirni in terracotta pots and now add mini gulab jamuns and chill in the refrigerator.
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