Aam/Mambazha/Mango Phirni

Ingredients:
Full Cream Milk - 1 litre
Basmatic rice - 75 gm
Granulated sugar - 150 gm
Mango puree - 500 gm
Cardamom pods - 2 (crushed)
Almond flakes - 2 tbsp.
Raisins - 1 tbsp.
Cashewnuts - 1 tbsp. (crushed)

To Garnish:
Pistachios - few (chopped)

Method:
Soak basmati rice for 30 minutes in little water.
Blend into paste.
In a pan, add the milk and bring it to boil.
Add the crushed cardamom pods and simmer for 5 minutes.
Strain the milk and add it to a thick bottomed pan.
Add the rice paste to the milk and simmer for 15 minutes by stirring constantly.
Be careful at this stage or else it will stick to the bottom (after adding rice paste).
Add the sugar, almonds and raisins. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Pour into bowl and cool. Chill in the refrigerator.
Stir in the mango puree, crushed cashewnuts and garnish with pistachios.
Enjoy the yummy Phirni.

Adapted from a magazine.

Posted in: Dessert, Mango, Sweet