This super delicious, creamy, sweet rice phirni recipe is made during festivals like Diwali, Raksha Bandhan, Karwa Chauth. Learn how to make phirni, a creamy rice pudding with milk, cream, sugar and saffron, a traditional Punjabi dessert. Follow the easy steps and tips to get a smooth and delicious phirni. This phirni is made with very simple ingredients—rice flour, whole milk, sugar and flavouring agents (we are using saffron or zafran in our phirni). Our version is made without any condensed milk or mawa because we found that they don’t make any noticeable difference to phirni. Phirni also called as firni is a classic slow-cooked Indian sweet pudding made with basmati rice, milk, nuts, sugar and scented with cardamom powder or saffron or rose water. It is a must in North India on festive occasions or special celebrations like Diwali as well as for Karwa Chauth Festival.
