How to Cook Tasty Firni - Pakistani Rice Pudding

Firni - Pakistani Rice Pudding.

You can cook Firni - Pakistani Rice Pudding using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Firni - Pakistani Rice Pudding

1. Prepare 1 liter of Milk – (full cream).
2. Prepare 250 ml of milk Evaporated –.
3. You need ¾ cup of Basmati Rice – (Grounded to powder/fine granules).
4. You need ½ cup of Sugar –.
5. You need 4 of Cardamom Green –.
6. It's 2 tsps of water/Orris Water Kewra - (also called screwpine essence or Pandan essence).
7. Prepare 50 gms of almonds Slivered –.
8. You need 50 gms of Pistachio – (finally chopped, unsalted).

Firni - Pakistani Rice Pudding instructions

1. Wash the basmati rice with cold water 3 times. Drain water and put the rice on a kitchen paper to dry. Leave them in sun for an hour or leave them overnight in the kitchen to dry completely. Then in a coffee or spice grinder, grind the rice along with 4 green cardamoms to tiny granules cum powder form..
2. Boil the milk in a pan and add the powdered/granulated rice. Once it starts boiling lower the heat and let it cook for 6-7 mins..
3. Now add evaporated milk and cook for another 5 mins. The objective here is to cook the rice thoroughly without drying too much liquid..
4. Now add sugar and mix. Cook for another 10-15 minutes or till rice is completely cooked and the milk is 3/4th of the original quantity..
5. The mixture should be thick like custard and should cover the back of the spoon. (See the photo).
6. Remove the pan from the heat and let it rest for 10 mins. Firni will start becoming thick as it cools down. Now add 2 tsp of kewra water and mix..
7. Allow is to cool completely and refrigerate it in a plastic container..
8. Once the firni is chilled, spoon it in to serving bowls. Top with slivered almonds and chopped pistachios. Serve chilled..