Payesh
Slow-simmered Bengali rice pudding with fragrant kalijira rice, cardamom and a scattering of raisins.
DessertEasy
Vegetarian
Gluten Free
Prep
5 min
Cook
50 min
Total
55 min
Serves
6
Per serving
248 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Bring the whole milk to the boil with the bay leaf and cardamom pods in a wide heavy pan.
Step 2: Add the kalijira rice and simmer, stirring often, until the rice breaks down and the milk reduces by a third.
Step 3: Stir in the sugar, raisins and cashew nuts and cook 5 more minutes; serve warm or chilled.
Ingredients
Serves
Quantities update automatically for 6 servings.
- 1 ½ litreWhole milk
- 60 gKalijira rice — washed
- 100 gSugar
- 4 wholeCardamom pods — crushed
- 1 wholeBay leaf
- 20 gRaisins
- 20 gCashew nuts — chopped
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 248 kcal
- Protein
- 8.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 32.5 g
- Fat
- 9.7 g
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 0.3 g
- Sugar
- 30.8 g
- Sodium
- 111 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.