Cardamom Rice Pudding Recipes

CARDAMOM RICE PUDDING (PAYASAM)

Steps:

• Bring milk, rice, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, stirring frequently, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Add sugar and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Heat ghee in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until hot, then cook almonds, stirring, until golden. Add raisins and cook, stirring, until coated with ghee and slightly puffed.
• Stir almond mixture into rice pudding and serve warm.

INDIAN RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat, combine the cooked rice and milk. Heat until the mixture begins to boil. Decrease the heat to low and cook at a simmer until the mixture begins to thicken, stirring frequently, approximately 5 minutes.
• Increase the heat to medium, add the heavy cream, coconut milk, sugar, and cardamom and continue to cook until the mixture just begins to thicken again, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Use a whisk to help prevent the cardamom from clumping. Once the mixture just begins to thicken, remove from the heat and stir in the raisins and pistachios. Transfer the mixture to individual serving dishes or a glass bowl and place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pudding. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

CARDAMOM RICE PUDDING WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the beans from the pod. Add them both to a large saucepan, along with 4 cups of the milk and the sugar, rice, and salt. Bring just to a boil over medium-high heat (watch carefully-it boils over easily!), partially cover the pan, and lower the heat to a gentle simmer. Cook until the rice is very soft, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally at first and more frequently as the mixture thickens. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully remove the vanilla bean pods. (You can rinse the pods and store them in a jar of sugar, which will infuse the sugar with vanilla flavor.)
• Meanwhile, position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 cups milk with the egg, yolks, cardamom, and orange zest. Using a heatproof measuring cup, scoop out about 1 cup of the hot rice mixture. Whisking the egg mixture constantly, add the rice mixture to the eggs in a steady stream and whisk to blend. Repeat with another 1 cup of the rice. Then pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan and whisk to blend. Stir in the raisins.
• Transfer to an 8 by 12-inch glass or metal baking dish and place the dish in another, larger baking or roasting pan at least as deep as the baking dish. Fill the pan with enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
• Bake uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pudding is thickened but still fairly fluid, about 40 minutes. (The rice will absorb the remaining liquid as it cools.)
• Let cool slightly. Serve while still warm.
• Note
• You could use jasmine or other long-grain rice instead, but basmati seems to hold up the best under the long cooking time.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING WITH CARDAMOM

Steps:

• Combine milk, cardamom pods and 6 Tbsp of the sugar in a saucepan. Bring to boil, turn to low and stir in rice. Continure stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and cook over a very low heat for 1 hour. Remove from heat.
• Put egg yolk in a cup and beat lightly. Add 2 Tbsp hot pudding to the cup and mix slowly. Pour mixture back into the pan and stir through.
• Stir in remaining sugar. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring every so often until pudding is thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and discard cardamom pods. Add sultanas and half the slivered almonds. Mix well and let cool completely.
• Whip cream until stiff. Reserve 3 Tbsp and fold in rest into cooled rice pudding. Transfer to a 1/5 litre gratin dish. Sprinkle remaining almonds on top.
• Preheat grill (broiler) to maximum and place pudding under it briefly until lightly browned. Leave to cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.