Strawberry Phirni

Strawberry Phirni

Strawberry Phirni

Ingredients

For Phirni

• Full fat milk - 1 litre
• Rice (washed and soaked in water) - 4 tbsp
• Sugar - 1/2 cup

For Strawberry Sauce

• Chopped strawberries - 1 cup
• Cornflour - 1/2 tbsp
• Sugar - 4 tbsp
• Water - 2 to 3 tbsp

Strawberry Phirni

Strawberry Phirni

Method

1. In a heavy bottomed pan, add strawberries along with water, sugar and cornflour.
2. Simmer until sugar is dissolved and strawberries are softened. Mash the strawberries with the back of spatula. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until sauce is thickened.
3. Set aside for later use.
4. Drain the water and grind rice to a coarse mixture. It should resemble the texture of fine rava or sooji.
5. In a thick bottomed saucepan, bring milk to a boil. Simmer the flame and let the milk reduce to 2/3rd of its quantity. Keep stirring the milk occasionally so that it doesn't stick to bottom and burn.
6. Once the milk reduces, add the ground rice and stir continuously for few minutes to avoid formation of lumps.
7. Rice in the milk would start cooking and simultaneously milk would also thicken. It would take about 15 to 20 minutes. In between, keep stirring the milk at regular intervals.
8. Once you see the rice and milk come together in a cohesive mixture, add in the sugar. Stir it nicely and let the phirni cook for another 5 to 6 minutes. Switch off the flame.
9. Transfer phirni in pudding bowls of your choice. Refrigerate as as it is best enjoyed chilled. Just before serving, pour little strawberry sauce over the phirni and garnish with few chopped strawberries.

Strawberry Phirni

Strawberry Phirni