Ingredients
- 1 cup Quinoa
- 2 Tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
- 2 cup Milk , vegans can substitute this ingredient with almond milk
- 2 tablespoon milk powder, or mawa
- 1/2 tablespoon ghee
- 1/4 teaspoon Saffron strands
- Mixed nuts-Pista, Almond, Cashew chopped, for garnishing
Preparation: To begin making Quinoa Phirnee Recipe pre wash the quinoa in strainer and rinse, place a saucepan on medium heat add ghee to it. Once the ghee becomes warm, add quinoa to it. Roast the quinoa till it becomes light brown. At this stage, add 1 cup hot water and bring it to boil. Once the water is reduced to half, add 2 cup hot milk to it. Add the saffron strands to it. Let the quinoa and milk mixture come to boil. Reduce the flame to low and let it simmer for 7-8 minutes. By this time, the quinoa will be perfectly cooked. When the quinoa is cooked through, add sugar and cardamom powder/whole elaichi . Stir well and cook until all the sugar dissolves. You can adjust the consistency of the Quinoa Phirnee by adding more hot water if required. Add the powder milk/ condensed milk Let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Serve the Quinoa Phirnee Recipe in individual bowls garnished with chopped assorted nuts. You can serve Quinoa Phirnee Recipe warm or chilled.
