FirniCardamom Milk Pudding
Firni is a chilled Afghan milk pudding thickened with corn starch and scented with cardamom and rose water. Pistachios add a crisp finish.
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Ingredients
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Pudding
- 650mlWhole Milk
Slurry
- 150mlWhole Milk (cold)
Pudding
- 50gCorn Starch
- 70gWhite Sugar
- 2gCardamom Powder
- 10mlRose Water
Garnish
- 30gPistachio Nuts (crushed)
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Method
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- 01
Pour the whole milk into a saucepan and warm it gently over medium heat.
- 02
In a bowl, whisk the corn starch with the cold whole milk until completely smooth.
- 03
Whisk the slurry into the warm whole milk and cook, stirring constantly, until the pudding thickens and turns silky.
- 04
Stir in the white sugar and cardamom powder until dissolved.
- 05
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the rose water.
- 06
Pour the pudding into serving bowls and let it cool, then chill until set.
- 07
Scatter the pistachio nuts over the chilled pudding before serving.
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