Sanjeev Kapoor

Phirni

Chilled rice pudding with nuts

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

Kheer (made with whole rice) is probably a better-known rice pudding than phirni (made with ground rice), but in my opinion phirni tastes equally good—and it can be made with one third the effort of kheer.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons (90 grams) raw rice
  • 5 cups (1

Method

  1. Put the rice in a small bowl, wash it in plenty of water 2 or 3 times, and drain. Add 1 cup (200 ml) water and soak for 30 minutes. Drain the rice in a colander and transfer to a spice