Carrot and Almond Phirni



Ingredients


  • Ambemohor/ Basmati rice 3 tbsp
  • carrots 2 to 3 (medium size)
  • almonds 6 to 8 (peeled)
  • milk 1/2 ltr
  • sugar 5 tbsp
  • elaichi powder for flavouring
  • pure ghee 1 tsp (optional)
  • tutti fruitti for garnishing.

Procedure


  • Wash rice and soak it in water for 1 hr. 
  • Peel the carrots and boil them for few mins.
  • Drain the rice, grind it with carrots and almonds by adding little milk. Paste can be slightly coarse.
  • Boil milk in a thick bottom based pan.
  • Add the ground paste to the boiling milk slowly. Cook it on low flame by stirring continuously as there shouldn't be any lump formation. 
  • After 5 minutes add sugar and ghee.
  • Cook till it thickens ( it will take approximately 10-15 mins).
  • Add elaichi powder and stir well.
  • Serve hot/at room temperature/chilled by garnishing with tutti frutti.

Note
The focussed item is carrot, which is rich source of Vitamin A (good for vision) and it is not liked by kids.
Almond is added just to enrich the dish as it is considered a brain food.
Tutti frutti is used for garnishing as kids have attraction for it. Alternately, pistachios can be used.

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