Mango Phirni Recipe - Mango Rice Pudding Recipe
Phirni is a popular North-Indian sweet dish that is creamy made with ground rice combined with milk, cream, sugar and some saffron strands for flavoring.
Ingredients
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2 Mango (Ripe)
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peeled and diced
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1 liter Milk
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1/4 cup Rice
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1/2 cup Sugar
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2 tablespoons Pistachios
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thinly sliced
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2 tablespoons Whole Almonds (Badam)
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thinly sliced
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1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
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5 Saffron strands
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Mango Phirni Recipe, wash and soak the rice for 2-3 hours
Step 2
Drain and pat dry on an absorbent cloth
Step 3
Once the rice is dry, blend into a coarse powder - the texture will be similar to semolina
Step 4
Puree half the mangoes and keep the other half in cut pieces
Step 5
In a heavy bottomed pan; add the milk and bring it to a roaring boil
Step 6
Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to low and simmer the milk until it condenses to half its volume
Step 7
Keep stirring the milk while it is simmering
Step 8
This process of reducing the milk adds to the richness of the phirni
Step 9
Once the milk is reduced to half add the ground rice to milk
Step 10
You will notice that the milk will begin to thicken
Step 11
Once it starts thickening, add the sugar, cardamom powder and saffron
Step 12
You might want to add some more milk, if the milk has thickened a little too much
Step 13
Adjust the consistency as desired
Step 14
Keep stirring the phirni for another 5 to 10 minutes till the mixture attains its full flavor and has an almost pudding-like consistency
Step 15
Turn off the heat and allow the phirni to cool completely
Step 16
Once cooled, stir in the pureed mangoes into the phirni and refrigerate for at least 5 hours
Step 17
Once you are ready to serve, spoon the Mango Phirni them into small glasses or cups, sprinkle with the sliced pistachios and almonds and serve
Step 18
Serve the Mango Phirni as a dessert after a delicious North Indian Meal or even after a simple sunday lunch for the family