Ingredients:

• Rice rava/ ground rice ­ 1/4 cup
• Milk ­ 2 1/2 cups
• sugar ­ 1/2 cup
• cardamom pods (crushed)­ 2 pods
• saffron strands ­ a few strands (optional)
• almonds ­ 1 tbsp (broken)
• cashew nuts­ 1 tbsp (broken)
• pistachios ­ 1 tbsp (broken)
• raisins ­ 1 tbsp
• ghee­ 2 tbsp

Procedure:

• In a medium sized saucepan, pour ghee and heat it on medium high heat.
• Once the ghee is hot add the broken cashew nuts, almonds and raisins to it and fry them till golden brown.
• To the nuts and raisins, add the milk and let it come to a boil.
• Once the milk comes to a boil add sugar, crushed cardamon pods and saffron strands to mix well until the sugar dissolves. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the rice rava/ ground rice to the milk and stir well to avoid forming lumps and cook the mixture until thick and creamy.
• Transfer the creamy phirni into bowls and garnish with broken pistachio nuts and refrigerate for 1 hour or until sets.
• Serve the cold phirni to Krishna and enjoy His prasadam.