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Rice Pudding (Rice with Milk)

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Rice Pudding (Rice with Milk)

A homemade rice pudding recipe that's very popular with kids. A traditional, wholesome dessert that can be taken to school as a healthy alternative to sweets.

Total time90 min
Prep45 min
Cook45 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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DessertsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeEgg freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

Rice pudding made the homemade way — a wonderful recipe the kids will love!

Ingredients

  • 4 liters milk
  • 2 1/2 cups rice, washed and soaked
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons orange blossom water
  • 2 tablespoons rose water
  • 5 pieces mastic, ground
  • 1.5 liters water
  • For garnish :
  • Pistachios
  • Lemon blossom
  • This delicious recipe is from our friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Al-Youm:
  • Rina Abdullah
  • Click Rina's name to visit her page on our site and explore her wonderful recipes
  • For more of Rina's delicious pastries, see: Cheese Pastries
  • For a homemade dessert recipe for date tart, click: Date Tart Recipe

Method

  1. Place the milk over low heat until it comes to a boil, then add the water and the rice.
  2. Stir the mixture occasionally and keep it over low heat until the rice is tender.
  3. Add the sugar, orange blossom water, rose water, and mastic, and stir.
  4. Let the rice pudding mixture simmer on the stove for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat.
  5. Pour the rice pudding into serving glasses and let it cool, then garnish with pistachios and lemon blossom.
  6. This delicious and appetizing recipe is from a friend and chef of the Sho Tabkhine Today website:
  7. Rina Abdullah
  8. Click on Rina's name to visit her page on our site and discover her wonderful recipes.
  9. For delicious pastries from Rina's kitchen, here is the following link: Cheese pies
  10. To get a tasty homemade dessert recipe for date tart, click this link: How to make a date tart

Notes and serving ideas

  • Cheese Pastries
  • Date Tart Recipe
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