Kashmiri Dessert||PHIRIN /PHIRNI - Semolina Milk pudding

Phirin or Phirni is a dessert commonly made in kashmir and it is one of the dessert which you would find in every indian cuisine with little variations. Its so simple to make and very filling. No festive at my home goes without this dessert. There are different types of Firin today I will post the simpler version made out of semolina/sooji and dry fruits.

INGREDIENTS:

1 litre full fat milk

1  big cup sooji/semolina

1 1/2cups sugar

2 cardamoms crushed fine to powder

100 grams almonds(peeled and chopped)

100 grams cashew(chopped)

50 grams raisins/kishmish

1 tbsp white poppy seeds/khash khash

METHOD :

Bring the milk to boil in a thick bottomed vessel. Once it has got its first boil let it simmer for 10 minutes so the milk is little thickened. Once the milk is little bit reduced add in the sugar and stir well with a spatula until the sugar is completely dissolved. Next add in the crushed cardamom seeds powder and all the dry fruits,stir and let it boil for few minutes. Then add in the sooji slowly in one hand and on the other hand keep stirring the milk with spatula avoiding lumps. Once the sooji is completely added check for its smoothness and dissolve any lump formed with spatula and keep stirring for few more minutes. Check for sweetness if you feel like adding more sugar then you can add and stir until it's completely dissolved. Switch off the flame and let it cool a bit. Once it's warm transfer it into serving bowl and sprinkle poppy seeds on top and let it cool down completely and then place it in refrigerator and serve it chilled.

Yummy creamy Phirin is ready !!!  

Note:

You can also add few strands of saffron to give some color. 

TIP:

you can serve the phirin in mud bowls for creamy Earthy flavour.