A creamy rice pudding aka Firni flavoured with aromatic rose water and crushed pistachios. This dessert is gorgeously fragrant, super elegant and very delicious.
Firni (or Phirni) is a sweet South Asian rice pudding made with thickened milk, ground rice and nuts. This recipe is my spin on this Punjabi dessert. The addition of rosewater and pistachios makes this dessert very luxurious and aromatic. Traditionally, Firni is served in thootis (clay pots). I am presenting them in stem glasses to make it look more elegant.
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Rose and Pistachio Firni
A creamy rice pudding flavoured with aromatic rose water and crushed pistachios.
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Ingredients
- 1 litre milk
- ¼ cup basmati rice
- ½-3/4 cup sugar
- 3 green cardamom
- 2 tablespoon rose water
- pink colour optional
- 2 tablespoon pistachio chopped + extra for garnish
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream or evaporated milk optional
Instructions
- Wash the rice and soak for an hour. Drain most of the water and reserve around 2 tablespoon of it. Grind the rice and water. Mix this with around ¼ cup milk.
- Add the remaining milk to a heavy bottom pan along with ¼ cup water and cardamom and bring to a boil. The water will prevent the milk from burning.
- Lower the heat and add the pistachios. Stir the rice water and gradually add to the pan, mixing while doing it to avoid any lumps.
- Then add sugar, mix and simmer till the pudding starts to thicken.
- Add the rose water and few drops of pink colour. Keep stirring the firni in intervals until it is thick. It might take around 30-40 mins. In the end add your heavy cream.
- Turn off heat and let the firni come to room temperature. Then pour in your serving dish and refrigerate.
- Garnish with pistachios and serve cold.
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dots says
no cardamon where i live so i used some mahleb instead. the result is still delicious, what a lovely recipe, thank you.
Durkhanai says
Salaam!
I came upon your website when I googled Eid menu 2021. I will making this kind of firnee for my first time. The recipe says to grind the rice and water after I soak the rice for one hour. How do I grind the rice?
Thank you,
Durkhanai
Qashang says
You can use a mini grinder or blender to grind the rice.
Raksha Nayak says
I hosted a dinner for my friends and tried the Rose & Pistachio phirni and Afghani Kabuli Pulao and everyone loved it. The phirni was creamy and rich. The pulao was very flavourful. I just discovered a great alternative to usual rice recipes such as jeera rice, ghee rice, pulao etc. The discription was simple, clear and the notes at the end of each recipe is very helpful. I had an opportunity to interact with the blogger and she was highly responsive.
Looking forward to trying more recipes.
Chili to Choc says
Thanks a lot Raksha! It makes me happy that your dinner was a success.