Phirni - rice pudding

Ingredients

• 4 cups/1 quart/1 litre whole milk
• 1/4 cup rice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 10 almonds slivered
• 10-12 pistachios chopped

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Preparation

• Soak rice in about 2 cups of water for about 1 hour.
• Now drain the rice and grind it with as little water almost to a grainy texture.
• Take a thick bottomed pan and add milk and sugar.
• Mix it well and bring to a boil. Now add the freshly ground rice slowly stirring continuously as you do not want any lumps to form.
  
• Keeping it on medium flame stir until it starts to thicken. Almost takes 15-20 minutes.
• Now add the cardamom powder , slivered almonds and pistachios and mix well.
• Get it off the flame and pour it into the serving bowls. Garnish with almonds and pistachios.
• Chill it for a while and serve.

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