Pink PHIRNI

Name: Pink PHIRNI
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Rice (soaked); 500 ml Milk (pre boiled) + 1 cup Milk; 1/4 cup Sugar; 3 Cardamom Pods; 1 tbsp Ghee; 1 medium Beetroot; 1 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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PHIRNI is a popular and adorable dessert prepared specially during festivals and enjoyed anytime in the year.
Presenting PHIRNI with a twist, twist is the lovely pink colour.
An ideal dessert to offer during Ganesh Chaturthi.

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Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Ingredients

20 - 25 minutes

4 servings

1/2 cupRice (soaked)
500 mlMilk (pre boiled) + 1 cup Milk
1/4 cupSugar
3Cardamom Pods
1 tbspGhee
1medium Beetroot
1 tspSugar
1/2 tspSalt

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Steps

20 - 25 minutes

1

Soak rice for 5-6 hours and then coarsely grind by adding around 1 cup Milk.
2

Finely chop beetroot, boil Beetroot by adding 1/4 cup water + salt + sugar, boil for 5-6 minutes and allow to cool. Then grind into smooth paste.
3

Assemble all ingredients
4

Put milk to flame, Simmer milk for 5-6 minutes to reduce it, under medium flame.
5

Now gradually add cardamom pods + rice and keep stirring to prevent clumping.
6

Keep stirring till rice cooks and starts thickening. Add sugar and stir well.
7

Gradually mixture thickens and the rice is cooked.
8

Add 4-5 tbsp Beetroot paste and stir nicely so that Beetroot paste incorporates well with milk.
9

Cook further for 2-3 minutes more and PHIRNI is ready.
10

Immediately transfer to serving cups/bowls and refrigerate for 4-5 hours or overnight.
11

Garnish with dry fruits and serve.