Indian Rice Pudding

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Rice, Spice and All Things Nice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2006

  • About

This is an Indian variation on the classic British rice pudding. Or maybe it’s the other way round. Who knows? Who cares? It’s delicious.

Ingredients

  • 100 g ( oz) basmati rice
  • 1 litre (

Method

Wash the rice in water, place in a bowl, cover with hot water and set aside to soak for 10 minutes.

Drain the rice and place in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in the milk, cream, cardamom and sugar, and bring to the boil. Taste and sweeten with more sugar if required. Lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes until you get a rich, creamy texture. Add the rosewater, simmer for a further