Quick Mango Phirni (Mango Rice Pudding) Recipe
Desserts are a big YES at my place but the only twist is all have their own preferences when it comes to desserts. But there is one dessert that is liked by all, yes you thinking right…since I am talking about desserts we can’t miss out on the traditional sweet recipe, it has to be Phirni :) and in the mango season when markets are flooded with different varieties of mangoes, how about having a mango phirni.
Phirni is an Indian Rice Pudding very popular in northern part of the country, it is prepared with Rice and Milk, it can also be prepared with rice flour, usually served in mud pots and is mostly enjoyed when serve chilled because it sets like a pudding.
I always make kesar badam phirni and in the traditional way only, I still remember that my dad use to love having phirni in a khullar (Earthenware/Clay cups) and my mom always made it for him that way only. That time I was only interested in eating this yummy dessert but never thought of trying it myself and now when my dad is not with us, here I am making all such variations in this evergreen traditional recipe. I am sure my dad will be happy watching his little daughter (not little anymore though!!) cook such dishes too…..few memories attached with food too!!!!
Switching myself back to this delicious dessert, I prepared this Mango Phirni over the weekend and it turned out really delicious with a unique flavor of mangos in the phirni. A phirni with a difference …… not at all difficult and surely no rocket science, all you need is rice flour, milk, sugar, cardamom powder and mango puree….that’s it!!!!!
Bring milk to a boil, add in the rice flour paste and keep stirring, pour rice paste slowly and keep stirring so that the rice paste doesn’t stick to the bottom. Add in sugar and mix, keep stirring gently till you see a little thick consistency. Sprinkle cardamom powder and mix.
Allow it to cool for few minutes and gently pour the phirni mixture into broad glasses and allow it to set . refrigerate it for an hour. Once the phirni is set in the glasses, with the spoon pour carefully the mango pulp and spread it evenly over the set phirni. Sprinkle sliced pistachios and few kesar strands over it as garnishing and your mango phirni is ready. You can refrigerate it again for few more minutes to allow mango pulp also to set in to the glass.
This is an amazing recipes and you will feel it when you will have a spoon of it, the mango pulp with the phirni with taste heavenly.
Ingredients
- -Milk - 1 litre
- -Mango Puree - 1 cup ( Alphonso Mangoes preferably else any ripe mangoes will do)
- -Sugar - 1/2 cup
- -Rice Flour - 3 tablespoons
- -Saffron Strands - 1/2 teaspoon (soaked in 1 tablespoon of warm milk)
- -Pistachios - 8 -10 blanched
- -Cardamom Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- -Water - 2 tablespoons (to form a rice flour smooth paste)
Instructions
- Take a heavy bottom pan, boil milk in it.
- Take a small bowl, mix rice flour in 2 tablespoon of water and mix well, take care no lumps are formed and you get a smooth paste.
- Add rice flour paste to the boiled milk and mix it very well, ensure no lumps are formed. When you pour the rice flour paste, keep stirring continuously. By this time your gas should be on low flame till the end.
- Add in sugar and stir, let it cook on low flame for some time and wait till the sugar is dissolved completely. Also add in cardamom powder and stir again.
- When you see a thick smooth consistency then your phirni is ready.
- Remove from flame and allow it to cool a little.
- Take two broad glasses and pour phirni into the glasses (little more than half) and put the glasses into the refrigerator to cool and also for your phirni to set. (Refrigerate appox for an hour or it can be more also).
- Remove the glasses and gently pour in 2 tablespoon each of mango puree into the glasses, gently spread it evenly, throw some sliced pistachios on top and also kesar strands for garnishing.
- Put these glasses back again for 15 -20 minutes if you and your guests can wait else enjoy it right away!
How about having a spoon of this? 
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Enjoy this delicious mango phirni ,the so-called Indian rice pudding with your loved ones!!
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Why did’nt u try all this when u were at Sarjapur ? One good foodie friend of yours would have enjoyed it thoroughly……
Hey new to bangalore then & with a friend like you, I was too busy enjoying all the south indian food from your end
!!! You are most welcome anytime, will have a feast together, try and catch up over a weekend.
Excellent idea. Lovely clicks.
Thanks Sanoli, I just wanted to serve the phirni little differently
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This would be a perfect treat for the season. Plus give me anything with mango and I am a happy girl with a big smile
Yeah agree Kankana, I can imagine because daily see such big smiles at home from kids too
. Actually Bangalore is flooded with mango varieties from Andhra and Konkan region, so tough to resist all the alphonso’s and begampalli’s out here 
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the phirni with mangoes must be soooo yumm… i will try to make a vegan version of the phirni when time permits.
ya Dassana, it was unique in flavor because I did not mix the mangoes puree in the phirni, rather I just topped it. I am sure vegan version of phirni would be real nice
, looking forward to it.
Thats a lovely idea and it looks so pretty…my son loves phirni and mangoes, so this will be a perfect dessert for him !
Hey thanks Arch, glad you liked it, my son is also obsessed with mangoes and loves anything which comes with mangoes.
Looks really yummyyyyy……my daughters will love this….thanks Anamika for this…
Hey Mona, nice to see your comment…glad you liked it,they will surely love it, do try it out for them
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Lovely pics and they look so creative and yum
Thank you so much Maria, the beauty of this dish is that a spoon full of phirni topped with mango puree mixes in your mouth, not before that and you experience pleasantly unique taste
! I love it.
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