Kesar Pista Phirni

When it is Mother's day, then the dessert has to be absolutely special. Check out this very simple yet exotic rice pudding recipe with flavors of saffron and pistachios! I referred to Manjula's kitchen blog for this lovely recipe and everyone at home, specially mom, loved it! Do try this out and surprise your loved ones :)

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice - 1/4 cup
• Milk - 3 and 1/4 cup
• Safforn - 3-4 strands
• Pistachios - 1/4 cup
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1 Tsp

METHOD:

1. Was and soak rice for half an hour
2. Drain the water and blend the rice into a  smooth paste along with 2 Tbsp of milk
3. Add 1/4 cup of milk to this paste and mix well to get a running batter consistency. Keep aside
4. Soak the pistachios in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain and rub them using a kitchen towel to remove the skin. Once they are dried, crush the pistachios and keep aside
5. Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan. Once it starts boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10 more minutes, so that the milk reduces. Keep scrapping the sides of the pan
6. Add the rice mixture and keep stirring constantly to avoid any lumps
7. Add sugar, saffron, cardamom powder, pista (keep a few pistachios aside for garnishing) and boil for 4-5 minutes
8. Once the pudding thickens, transfer immediately to serving bowl, garnish with pistachios and set in the refrigerator for 2-3 hrs
9. Serve Chilled!