Firnee Afghan custard
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
A mild but delicious Afghan custard which will complement any heavy meal and cleanse the palate. Makes a nice presentation.
Ingredients
- 3 c milk shopping list
- 1 pinch salt shopping list
- 2/3 to 1 c Granulated sugar shopping list
- 1/2 c cornflour (cornstarch) shopping list
- 1/4 c Cold water shopping list
- 1/2 c Slivered blanched almonds shopping list
- 1/4 -1/2 ts ground cardamom (or more) shopping list
- 1/4 c Finely chopped pistachios (blanched) shopping list
- Add a dash of vanilla or whatever flavoring is your favorite (my innovation) 'cause it was a little bland for my taste! shopping list
How to make it
- Put all but 1/2 cup milk into a heavy pan and add salt and sugar.
- Put on to heat gently, stirring to dissove sugar.
- Blend cornflour into reserved milk with the 1/4 cup water and pour into warm milk, stirring constantly.
- Add almonds and keep stirring until mixture thickens and bubbles. Use a whisk if mixture becomes lumpy.
- Add cardamom to taste
- Cook on low heat for 5 minutes, letting pudding simmer very gently. Stir occasionally.
- Pour into 6 or 8 individual sweet dishes, spreading evenly.
- Sprinkle pistachio nuts around edge of each dish.
- To serve firnee in the traditional manner, the pudding should be poured into two plates, decorated with pistachio nuts and cut into quarters to serve in wedges.
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