Rice Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Soak raw rice in water for 8 hours.
2. 2
   Grate coconut.
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   Finely blend it in a mixer with 1 cup of water.
4. 4
   Sieve it.
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   Your thick coconut milk is ready.
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   Keep aside.
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   Repeat the same procedure to get 3 more cups of diluted coconut milk.
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   Finely blend the soaked rice with the thick coconut milk.
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   Add 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
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    Blend again till the rice batter is finely done.
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    Add the remaining sugar, egg and 2 cups of diluted milk.
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    Blend again.
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    Pour the batter in a vessel.
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    The rice batter must be free-flowing in consistency.
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    If it is not, add a third cup of diluted milk.
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    Mix well.
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    Heat a large stainless steel vessel.
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    Add 2 cups of water.
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    Place a smaller vessel inside this larger vessel with a little water and cover the larger one with a lid.
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    Grease 2 or 3 round elevated stainless steel plates with ghee.
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    When the water in the vessel heats up, place the greased plate over the smaller vessel.
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    Pour the rice batter to the needed level.
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    Close with a lid.
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    Adjust the stove on low-medium heat.
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    After 10 minutes, the mixture will coagulate.
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    Sprinkle few cumin seeds over it.
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    To check the cooked pudding, poke it with the tip of a spoon.
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    If the mixture doesn't stick to the spoon, the pudding is done.
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    Remove the plate.
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    Allow it to cool.
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    Cut into desired shapes.
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    Repeat the process using other plates.
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    Note: Avoid over-heating of pudding.
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    To attract little kids to this pudding, roast few cashewnuts in ghee.
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    Garnish the plain pudding with these.
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    Spill few drops of melted chocolate over it.
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    Dig in!