Shir Berenj

{{Short description|Rice pudding}}

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| country = Afghanistan

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| type = Rice pudding

| served = Warm or chilled

| main_ingredient = Rice, milk, sugar, rose water, almonds

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Shir Berenj ({{Langx|fa|شیربرنج}}; also transliterated as sheer berenj or sheer berinj) is a rice pudding flavored with rose water, spices such as cinnamon or cardamom, and often containing almonds.{{Cite book |last1=Jacob |first1=Jeanne |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GmqEAwAAQBAJ&dq=Sheer+Berenj&pg=PA6 |title=The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the Globe |last2=Askenazi |first2=Micheal |date=2014 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-469-8 |volume=1 |pages=6–7 |chapter=Afghanistan |access-date=29 August 2016}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcNdB_sl2JkC&dq=Sheer+Berenj&pg=PA77 |title=National & Regional Styles of Cookery |date=1981 |publisher=Oxford Symposium |isbn=978-0-907325-07-9 |page=81 |access-date=29 August 2016}}{{Cite book |last=Deravian |first=Naz |title=Bottom of the pot: Persian recipes and stories |date=2018 |publisher=Flatiron Books |isbn=978-1-250-13441-7 |edition=First edition: September 2018 |location=New York}} It may be served warm or chilled as a dessert. The dessert originates from Afghanistan, and is popular among Afghans.