Assigned Tasks/Assignment
HW: Section-D
Assignment:
Think about a delicious and nutritious food like
Khichuri or Pudding or Firni. Ask some questions to
your mother about its recipe. Try to prepare it with the
help of other family members. Now, describe how to
cook it following the recipe of custard given in your.
textbook. Also write down two reasons why it is a good
or healthy food.
Answers
Firni Is made from ground rice
Explanation:
recipe
rinse ¼ cup basmati rice a couple of times in water. drain and let them dry on their own or wipe the grains dry. grind the rice in a dry grinder or coffee grinder, till the consistency resembles Sooji or Rava or fine semolina. Keep aside.
2. Heat 1 litre milk in a sauce pan or kadai till it begins to boil.
3. Whilst the milk is heating, take one tbsp of warm milk in a small bowl and dissolve 12-15 saffron strands in it.
4. When the milk begins boiling, add the ground rice. Stir.
5. Next add ¾ to 1 cup sugar or as required and stir again.6. Cook the rice on a low flame. keep on stirring in breaks so that lumps are not formed. Also, scrape the sides often and add it to the simmering milk. Below pic is 7 mins after adding sugar.
6. Cook the rice on a low flame. keep on stirring in breaks so that lumps are not formed. Also, scrape the sides often and add it to the simmering milk. Below pic is 7 mins after adding sugar.
7. The milk will thicken as the phirni is getting cooked. The consistency in the next 6 mins.
8. When the rice is almost cooked, add the cardamom powder (6-7 green cardamom crushed and powdered in mortar-pestle), the saffron dissolved milk and 16-18 blanched sliced almonds.
9. Cook firni for a further 5-6 minutes or till you get a creamy pudding like consistency. However keep in mind that On cooling the phirni will thicken more. I cooked for a total of about 25 mins after the rice was added, on a low flame. Pour rice phirni in serving bowls. Sprinkle some sliced almonds on the top.
..it has calcium that is good for bones and teeth
it helps to strengthen your body and boost immunity