Sitaphal (Custard apple) and white chocolate Phirni

Sitaphal (Custard apple). Deliciously sweet and amazing fruit.

Phirni is an authentic food made with soaked rice, full fat cream milk and sugar. It has a very versatile taste when cooked with desi ghee.

White chocolate generally used in cakes, muffins and pies.

Being an Indian, I enjoy all type of cuisines, I embrace desi cuisines with International twist. When east meets west or west meets east, a little heaven can be created in our kitchen and carnival to our taste buds.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 10 mins
Serves : 5

Ingredients :
Sitaphal (Custard apple ) : 1 medium size
Soaked basmathi rice : 50 gms
Sugar : 25 gms more or less as per your taste.
White chocolate : 30 gms
Milk : 500 ml
Ghee : 2 to 3 tbspn
Cardamom powder : 1/4 tspn
Roasted almonds : Few for garnish.

Method :

• Separate custard pulp from seeds.
• Grind soaked basmathi rice not too coarsely not too smooth by adding little water.
• Place a pan on low flame, add 250 ml milk and let it boil until you see tiny bubbles on walls of the pan.
• Now add rice mixture and mix with ladle simultaneously. Make sure no lump are formed.
• Mixture can thicken up immediately. Now add 250 ml milk slowly and mix with ladle.
• Now add Sitaphal pulp and mix gently. Add ghee and stir again.
• Add white chocolate and mix until chocolate melts completely. Add cardamom powder and stir again.
• You have to keep stirring your ladle to avoid phirni sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• When phirni is done cooking you can see it leaving the sides of the pan while stirring. If it is still uncooked, phirni sticks to sides of the pan.
• Texture of phirni depends on your choice. If you want thick phirni then cook on medium flame for little longer and stirring phirni continuously.
• Serve hot or cold as desired.