Recipes / North Indian

Saffron phirni

Ground-rice pudding with genuine saffron threads — a pinch, not a health tonic.

Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.

6 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 30 min · North India / Kashmir-inspired

Ingredients

  • Ground rice
  • Milk
  • Saffron bloomed in warm milk
  • Green cardamom
  • Sugar

Method

  1. Bloom saffron. Simmer rice in milk until thick. Add saffron and cardamom.

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