Shir Berenj Recipe | Delicious Persian rice pudding

Shir Berenj Recipe

Name: Shir Berenj Recipe | Delicious Persian rice pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: iranian
Ingredients: basmati rice1 cup; Sugar1.5 cup; Butter25 g; Breakfast cream¼ cup; Water5 cups; Milk6 cups; cardamom powder½ tsp

Shir Berenj is one of the simple and delicious Iranian dishes. This dish combines milk, rice, sugar, rose water, butter, and cream.

Ingredients for four people
basmati rice	1 cup
Sugar	1.5 cup
Butter	25 g
Breakfast cream	¼ cup
Water	5 cups
Milk	6 cups
cardamom powder	½ tsp

Shir Berenj Instructions

Step 1

Wash basmati rice and put it in a water bowl, then let it soak for 6 hours. (You can soak the rice the night before)

Step 2

After soaking the rice, rewash it, then pour it into a large pot. Add water and put the pot on medium heat to cook the rice for one hour.

Step 3

After an hour, add milk and stir every few minutes. After 30 minutes, add sugar and stir until it dissolves completely.

Step 4

After 10 minutes, add the butter and let cook for another 45 minutes. After this time, add cardamom powder and rose water and stir, then wait another 15 minutes.

Step 5

After 15 minutes, take the pot off the heat, add the breakfast cream and stir. Pour the Shir Berenj into the desired dish and serve after decorating with slivered pistachios.