Farni (milk pudding)

Recipe No.: E-20

Emirati40 minServes 6

Farni is a cold pudding of milk and rice flour scented with cardamom, saffron and rose water, served in small bowls after a meal. Similar puddings with close names are known in the Gulf, Iran and India, and exactly where it began is not clearly known.

Ingredients for Farni

• 5 cupswhole milk
• ⅔ cuprice flour or finely ground rice
• 1 cupsugar (can be reduced to ¾ cup)
• 1 tspground cardamom
• 2 tbspA generous pinch of saffron soaked in rose water
• Chopped almonds and pistachios to garnish

Method

1. Dissolve the rice flour in 1 cup of the cold milk until completely smooth.
2. Heat the remaining milk with the sugar and cardamom in a pot over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
3. Pour in the rice-flour mixture slowly, stirring constantly so no lumps form.
4. Keep stirring over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
5. Stir in the saffron with the rose water, then pour into small bowls.
6. Let cool, then chill for at least 2 hours and garnish with nuts to serve.

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