Gur-Badam Phirni ( Ground rice pudding with nuts and jaggery)

Phirni is a popular Mughlai Dessert served in a bowl that is made of Clay. The dessert lovers simply drool on Phirni and I have one such dessert lover in my home. So, I finally thought of celebrating the Bengali New Year a couple of days in advance and made some Bengali delicacies. There, I kept Phirni as the dessert and I love how it was licked till the last drop. It was really satisfying after all the hardwork. And it was actually pretty easy to make.

Ingredients-

• 150 gms basmati rice
• 500 ml Milk
• 200 ml condensed milk
• 3-4 tsp sugar
• 1 cup crushed Jaggery
• 50 gm nuts and cashew
• 2 tsp butter
• Few pieces of cherry for decoration

Method-

• Wash the rice and let it dry.
• When the rice is dried properly, ground it in the mixer.
• take a non stick pan and heat the butter.
• Put the crushed jaggery in it.
• Stir for 4-5 minutes till they melt.
• Mix the cashew and nuts in it. Keep stirring.
• Stir well till the the sugar, jaggery and nuts are mixed well.
• Keep it aside.
• Take another non stick pan and heat the milk.
• When it comes to boil mix the condensed milk in it.
• Keep stirring non stop. Otherwise lump will be formed.
• Mix the ground rice in the mixer and keep stirring.
• After stirring the mixer for 10-12 minutes non stop mix the liquid sugar and jaggery mixer in it.
• Stir it for another 10-15 minutes.
• When it get the desired texture and thickness, put the flame off.
• Pour it in a nice bowl and freeze it for 2-3 hours.
• Before serving decorate with with the cherry pieces.
• Serve chilled.