Persian Fereni - Rose Water Rice Pudding

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Rinse the rice well, soak it in water for 30 minutes and drain. Lightly mash the rice. In a pot, bring the milk to a boil and add the rice.

   StovePot
2. 2
   Turn down to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 25–30 minutes, until the rice is soft and the mixture creamy.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡Stir often, and toward the end almost nonstop: the rice starch thickens the milk, and the bottom burns easily.

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3. 3
   Add the sugar and stir.
4. 4
   Remove from the heat and add the rose water, cardamom and saffron water.
5. 5
   Pour into serving bowls and sprinkle the cinnamon and pistachios on top.

   Ladle
6. 6
   Serve hot.