Kesariya Phirni

Husband is around these days...and work is hotting up..what with increasing naxal violence!I needed a break from the gloom.....so me headed to the kitchen. Hubby has a prominent sweet tooth...so, i browsed through a few foodie blogs, added my own variations and kesariya phirni happened..made it the first time and i swear, it was yummylicious.... so here is the recipe.

Ingredients:-

• 10 tbsp basmati rice



• 1 litre milk



• 3/4 cup Sugar



• 4-5 strands of saffron



• 2 tsp green cardamom powder



• 1 tsp rose water



• 1tsp kewra water



• pistachio slivers, cashew, raisins.

Soak the basmati rice in water for 1/2 an hour. Spread the rice to dry. Make a coarse paste of 5 tbsp milk, rice and cardamom powder. Take care to ensure that the paste is coarse and not fine. Meanwhile, soak the saffron strands in 2tbsp warm milk. Boil the milk and reduce it to 3/4th. Add the sugar, as required. Now, add the coarse milk-rice paste to the milk and keep stirring. Let the mixture cook for a few minutes. Now, add the saffron to the mixture. Stir well and take the mixture off flame. Add the rose water, kewra water and stir in the pistachio slivers, cashew and raisins. Chill and garnish....I garnished my phirni with pomengranates and dates. It turned out to be fantabulous....and promptly vanished the next day. i have attached a snap of my kesariya phirni.