Soak the saffron strands in 1 tbsp of warm milk and keep aside.Wash the rice with water. Soak the washed rice in 1 ½ cup of water for 30 minutes.Drain the water completely and grind soaked rice to a fine paste. Keep aside.

Heat milk in a heavy bottomed pan.When the milk boils, lower the flame and add the ground rice paste.Stir the milk and ground rice mixture constantly to ensure the rice gets properly mixed in the milk and no lumps are formed

Keep cooking the milk and rice mixture on low flame until the rice gets completely cooked and the milk thickens.

Now add the saffron milk, sugar, sliced pistachios, and cardamom powder to the boiling milk and rice mixture.Cook the kesar pista phirni for 5 minutes while stirring continuously.

Add this to those cute clay saucer like I have used in the picture. Enjoy!!!!!