Kesar Badam Phirni
Ingredients &gt;&gt; Rice 60 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Milk 1 ltr &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Sugar 200 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Cardamoms 6 to 8 &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Saffron few strands &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Almonds for garnish
<img title="Kesar Badam Phirni" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/sep/Kesar-Badam-Phirni.jpg" alt="Kesar Badam Phirni" /> Method &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Rinse the rice a couple of times in water, drain and let it dry on its own or wipe the grains dry with a kitchen towel. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Take the rice grains in a dry grinder or coffee grinder and grind the rice till the consistency resembles sooji or rava or fine semolina. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Heat milk in a thick-bottomed pan or sauce pan or kadai, when the milk becomes warm, take 1 tbsp from it in a bowl and stir the saffron strands in this warm milk and keep aside. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Let the milk reach to a boil and then lower the flame and add the ground rice. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Stir and add sugar on a low to medium flame and cook the ground rice in the milk. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Do not cover the pan and keep on stirring at intervals so that the lumps are not formed. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Powder the cardamoms in a mortar-pestle. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;When the rice is almost cooked, add the cardamom powder and saffron dissolved milk. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Stir and cook for a further 5-6 minutes or more or till the phirni thickens. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Pour the phirni in serving bowls (preferably earthen bowls) and chill in the refrigerator. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Garnish with dry fruits and saffron strands and serve chilled.
Information courtesy: Executive Chef Girish Kumar, Courtyard by Marriott Chakan
Sheer Khurma
Ingredients &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Vermicelli (sewaiyan) 200 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Ghee 50 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Milk 1.5 ltr &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Condensed milk 50 ml &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Sugar 100 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Green cardamoms 5-6 &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Ghee 50 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Saffron 1 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Dates (soaked and chopped) 50 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Pistachios 30 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Sunflower seeds 30 gm &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Cashewnuts 30 gm
<img title="Sheer khurma" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/sep/Sheer-khurma_2.jpg" alt="Sheer khurma" /> Method &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Heat ghee in a large non-stick kadhai/sauce pan. Add crushed vermicelli and saute for few minutes till it becomes golden brown. Keep aside. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Heat milk in another pan, add cardamom pods, saffron and reduce to three-fourth of its volume. &gt;&gt;&nbsp;Add sugar, vermicelli and condensed milk. Add chopped dates and Nuts. Cook on a low flame for 15 minutes and serve hot. Information courtesy: Executive Sous Chef Deepak Barua, Hyatt Pune

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