Firni
A weekend Afghanistan dessert. Ready in about 2 hours 19 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 50 minPrep (about)
- 1 hr 29 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 19 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
- 7 ½ cups whole milk
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ tsp ground cardomom
- 1 ¼ tsp rose water
- Handful almond
- Handful pistachio
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Pour 1 ¼ cups of milk in a small bowl.
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Add the cornstarch.
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Whisk them well until smooth.
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Pour the rest of the milk into cardamom whilst cooking, adding the sugar and a non-stick pot over medium heat.
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Before it starts to cornstarch mixture, slowly add the milk and boil to the pan.
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Whisk the whole time to avoid lumps.
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Keep stirring till the mixture increases in thickness.
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Take the pan off the heat.
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Pour into a large shallow serving bowl.
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Let it cool at room temperature.
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Put in the refrigerator for around 1 – 2 hours, finally.
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Sprinkle your Firni using sliced almonds and pistachios.
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Serve.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.