Title: Firni - Rice Pudding
Categories: Pudding, Rice, Ethnic
Yield: 6 Servings

1/2 ga Whole milk
6 oz Evaporated milk
1/2 c Rice
6 tb Sugar
1 ts Ground cardamom
4 5 almonds or pistachio's
-grated

Soak rice in water for four to five hours, if possible overnight. Drain
rice and put in coffee grinder (if necessary in batches). Add enough water
to make a thick paste. Bring milk to boil milk in a heavy pot. Add
cardamom. Reduce heat to low and continue heating while stirring
continuously. When milk starts to thicken, add sugar, rice and evaporated
milk and stir for another 5 minutes. Pour into separate dishes or glasses
and sprinkle with almonds/pistachios. Serve hot or after it has been
refrigerated for at least an hour.

From: Sanjiv Singh - This is my second most favorite dessert. It is an
uncommon concoction from the Hyderabadi style of cooking. I remember it
being served in small clay pots that held individual servings. This recipe
comes from my mother.

Busted and entered for you by: Bill Webster
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #889 by Bill Webster on
Nov 08, 1997