Badam Kheer

Ingredients
25 almonds (badam)
1 litre milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
10-15 strands saffron, crushed, soaked in 1 tsp. warm milk
1 tsp rose water
5 pistachios crushed coarsely
Method
1. Soak almonds for 30 mins in hot water
2. Peel the skin of almonds
3. Grind the almonds into paste with 1/2 cup water
4. Bring the milk to boil in heavy pan
5. Add almond paste
6. Keep stirring occasionally till semi-solid
7. Add sugar, cardamom powder, rose water and saffron
8. Cook for 2 minutes
9. Garnish with pistachios. Serve chilled or hot