Thandai Phirni Recipe - A Delicious Indian Rice Dessert
Total Time: 40 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients:
- thandai powder
- cashew nuts
- rice
- pistachios
- saffron strands strands
- fennel seeds (saunf)
- cardamom (elaichi) podsseeds green
- sugar
- badam (almond)
- poppy seeds
- cardamom powder (elaichi)
- black pepper powder
- melon seeds
- milk full
Instructions:
- To begin with Thandai Phirni, wash and soak the rice for about 1 hour
- Drain and pat dry the rice on an absorbent cloth
- Once blend the rice into a coarse phirni powder
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add the milk and bring it to a boil
- Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to low and add the ground rice to milk
- You will notice that the milk will get thick after sometime
- Keep stirring the milk while it is simmering
- Once it starts thickening, add the sugar and cardamom powder
- Add the Thandai powder and keep stirring for another 5 to 10 minutes till the phirni mixture attains its full flavour and has an almost pudding-like consistency
- Turn off the heat and allow it to cool completely
- Pour the Thandai Phirni mixture into small earthen pots and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours
- Garnish Thandai Phirni with chopped pistachios, almonds, rose petals and saffron
- Serve Thandai Phirni recipe with snacks like Dahi Vada and Pyaaz Kachori during the festival of Holi