Raksha Bandhan: Chef Saloni Kukreja Shares Coconut Kesar Pista Phirni Recipe & We’re Making It!

Raksha Bandhan is a day of celebration, tying Rakhi, enjoying the festivities with family, and gorging on loads of delicious delicacies. And Indian celebrations are incomplete without relishing some delectable desserts. Gone are the days when we bought sweets from stores. This year we are planning to make desserts for our siblings at home and Chef Saloni Kukreja has the perfect recipe for that. Check out this amazing video and make some for your loved ones too.

Chef Saloni Kukreja Shared A Raksha Bandha-Special Dessert To Make At Home!

Recently, she shared a video to prepare Coconut Kesar Pista Phirni easily at home and we are here to share all the ingredients used and steps involved in preparing the matka full of deliciousness.

 

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Here’s How You Can Make This Delectable Dessert Easily At Home

Phirni is one of the most loved desserts and the sweetness infused with coconut, saffron, and pistachios surely is a treat to our taste buds and soul. Here’s how you need to make this recipe by Chef Saloni Kukreja.

Ingredients:

• 2.5 cups coconut cream
• 2.5 tbsp short-grained rice
• 4-5 tbsp sugar
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of saffron
• A pinch of cardamom powder
• Pistachios

Method:

• Wash short-grained rice nicely and soak the washed rice for about 20 minutes.
• Drain all the excess water and dry the soaked rice by spreading it on a muslin cloth. This step is a must before you start grinding and preparing the rice powder.
• Take a bowl and add the powder with coconut cream. Stir both the ingredients well and keep it aside for some time.
• Next, take a pan and add 2 cups of coconut cream to it and a few strands of saffron as well. Stir the milk continuously and cook on a low flame. Continue the process till you see the milk simmering.
• Then pour the mixture of rice powder and coconut cream into the pan. Once again stir everything well till the consistency becomes thick. Make sure you simmer the flame during this process.
• It’s time to enhance the taste. For this, add sugar, cardamom powder, and a pinch of salt to the pan. Make sure you stir thoroughly so that sugar granules dissolve completely.
• Once the phirni has thickened well, take it out of the gas and cool down for about 20 minutes.
• In between, remember to wash and soak matkas. Transfer the phirni to the matkas and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours.
• Before serving, garnish the dessert with some chopped pistachios.

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Make this delicious Coconut Kesar Pista Phirni this Rakhsna Bandhan and surprise your siblings and family members!

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