Dessert for 4

Cardamom Firni

Name: Cardamom Firni
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 cups whole milk; 5 tblsp cornstarch; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 tsp ground cardomom; 1 tsp rose water; 1 handful almonds; 1 handful pistachio

$5.87for 460 minServes 4

Milk, cornstarch, sugar, cardamom, and rose water cook into a chilled pudding topped with nuts.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Milk$0.04/oz typical	51 oz	$2.04Typical price
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	2 oz	$1.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.87

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Indian Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$1.47 per serving$5.87 for 4

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Ingredients

6 cups whole milk
5 tblsp cornstarch
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp ground cardomom
1 tsp rose water
1 handful almonds
1 handful pistachio

Steps

Whisk the cornstarch with 1 cup of the milk in a medium bowl until smooth.
Heat the remaining milk, sugar, and cardamom in a heavy 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until steaming.
Whisk in the cornstarch mixture and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick.
Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the rose water, and divide the pudding among four dishes.
Chill the pudding for 35 minutes, then top it with the almonds and pistachios.