Phirni

Phirni or firni is a rice pudding dessert made with ground rice, rice flour or cornflour cooked in milk. It is eaten chilled and traditionally served in clay bowls called shikoras. It is flavored with aromatic spices such as cardamom, saffron, and rose water, and garnished with nuts like almonds and pistachios, along with rose petals, vark etc. Phirni and its variations can be found all over the Indian subcontinent, Middle East (muhallabia), Iran (fereni) and Afghanistan.