Who does not love mangoes! We wait for months to get mangoes back in season. And now, since it’s the season for mangoes, everyone in the house goes crazy for mango recipes. Add the fact that it’s also summer and any dish in this hot weather gets a lift if mango is added to it.
So why not add your favourite summer fruit to a great summer delicacy like phirni? And why not go one step further? Make it with I’m lite and you can enjoy the goodness of your favourite fruit embedded in your favourite Indian dessert in the healthiest way possible. How? Because I’m lite gives you low calories while retaining the taste, look & sweetness of ordinary sugar. Making this smart sugar the sweetest deal-breaker for enjoying all your sweet delicacies.
Mango Phirni Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 Mango (Ripe), peeled & diced
- 1 litre Milk
- 1/4 cup Rice
- 1/2 cup Sugar (Use half the quantity with I’m lite– 1/4 cup)
- 2 tablespoons Pistachios , thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons Whole Almonds (Badam) , thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom
- Powder (Elaichi)
- 5 Saffron strands
Steps:
- Wash & soak the rice for 2-3 hours. Drain & pat dry.
- Once the rice is dry, blend into a coarse powder.
- Puree half the mangoes and keep the other half in cut pieces.
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add the milk & bring to a roaring boil.
- Once it begins to boil, turn heat to low & simmer milk until it condenses to half its volume. Keep stirring.
- Once the milk is reduced to half, add the ground rice to milk.
- Once milk starts thickening, add I’m lite, cardamom powder & saffron.
- Add more milk, if it has thickened a little too much.
- Keep stirring for 5-10 minutes till mixture has a pudding-like consistency.
- Turn off the heat and allow phirni to cool.
- Once cooled, stir the pureed mangoes into the phirni. Refrigerate for 5 hours.
- Spoon the Mango Phirni into small glasses, sprinkle with sliced pistachios and almonds & serve.
This recipe is not only perfect for anyone who loves mangoes but also for those looking for a healthy and easy dessert recipe. This is because I’m lite, which is a perfect blend of sugar and stevia, is healthier than ordinary sugar and gives you 50% less calories. So healthify your phirni recipe with I’m lite this summer season and see your family rave about it with every bite.