Sugarfree Almond Phirni(Rice Pudding)

This is a popular Indian dessert.It's made from ground rice paste.I have used sugar free powder to make this phirni.You can also substitute kewra essence with a generous pinch of saffron.
Ingredients
Long grain rice-3 table spoons
Milk-4 cups
Sugar free-1.5 teaspoon
Blanched pista and almonds-5-6
Kewra essence-1/2 teaspoon
Crushed Cardamons-2

Method
-Soak the rice in water for 2-3 hours.
-Make a fine paste with the soaked rice.
-Heat a big pot and boil 4 cups of milk on slow flame.
-As the milk begins to boil,add the sugar.
-Add little cold milk or water to the rice paste and mix it well.
-Slowly add the rice paste to the boiling milk and keep stirring constantly.
-Now add the crushed cardamon and keep stirring till the rice is properly cooked.
-Add the sugar free powder and turn off the flame and add the kewra essence.
-Allow the phirni to cool and garnish it with blanched almonds and pista.
-Serve chilled.