British Asian Rice Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons pudding rice
• 1 1/2 pints whole milk
• 5 tablespoons fruit sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 cup pitted dates
• 1/2 cup unsalted shelled pistachio
• 3 -4 saffron threads
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 wash and drain rice.
• 2 chop dates and pistachios and set aside.
• 3 bring milk to boil in a heavy, nonstick pan.
• 4 add rice to the milk and simmer for 30 minutes until rice is cooked and milk is half its consistency and thickened.
• 5 add salt.
• 6 stir frequently to prevent rice from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• 7 add dates, stir and cook for further 20 minutes.
• 8 add more milk if required.
• 9 add pistachios, vanilla essence.
• 10 simmer for 5 minutes then add the egg yolk.
• 11 stir, and add saffron.
• 12 cool and refrigerate for a few hours before serving.