ZAFRANI PHIRNI

Prep Time   : 15 mins
Cooking Time  : 30 mins
Serves  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Milk           -  500 ml
Almond / badam paste      -  1/2 cup
Soaked basmati rice paste   -  1/4 cup
Saffron            -  few strands
Whole dried milk/mawa  -  2 tbsp
Sugar               -  2 tbsp
Green cardamom powder   - a pinch
Kevra essence         -  4 - 5 drops
Raisins                     -  1 tbsp
Silver vark      -           2

METHOD
Soak 15 - 20 almonds for 2 - 3 hours.
Remove the skin and make a paste.
Soak rice for one hour and make a paste.
Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Add saffron strand,cardamom powder and sugar and boil for five mins.
Add almond paste and rice paste and mix well.
Stir continuously for thickening the milk.
Add whole dried milk/mawa and mix well
Add kevra essence and mix well.
Pour in the earthen pot and keep in the fridge
Garnish with silver vark, almonds and raisins and serve chilled.