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Payox

Veg

Assamese rice pudding — bora saul (glutinous rice) slow-cooked in whole milk with sugar or jaggery, cardamom, and sometimes black sesame, until creamy and thick.

Cuisines

Bengali Odia Assamese

Best for

Lunch Dinner Snacks

Recipe

Prep: 10 min Cook: 60 min Total: 70 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

Milk 1 liter Milk , full-fat
basmati rice 1/4 cup Basmati rice
sugar 1/2 cup Sugar
cardamom 1/4 teaspoon Cardamom , powder
Cashew 2 tablespoons Cashew , chopped
Raisin 2 tablespoons Raisin
ghee 1 tablespoon Ghee
Saffron 10 Saffron , strands
salt Salt , pinch of

Instructions

  1. 1 Wash the basmati rice thoroughly under running water and soak it for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 In a heavy-bottomed pan, bring the milk to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
  3. 3 Drain the soaked rice and add it to the simmering milk.
  4. 4 Cook the rice in the milk on low heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until the rice is soft and the milk has reduced and thickened.
  5. 5 Add sugar and a pinch of salt to the mixture, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely.
  6. 6 Stir in the cardamom powder and saffron strands, mixing well.
  7. 7 In a small pan, heat ghee and fry the cashews and raisins until golden brown, then add them to the rice mixture.
  8. 8 Cook for an additional 5 minutes, stirring gently.
  9. 9 Remove from heat and let it cool slightly before serving.

Tips

For a richer taste, you can use condensed milk instead of regular milk.