Creamy Rice Pudding With Cardamom And Almonds Recipes

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.

DANISH RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, and then add rice. Reduce heat to simmer, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• In a small saucepan, mix the sherry and gelatin; stir over low heat until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in the sugar until completely dissolved, and then stir in vanilla. Stir into the rice with the chopped almonds. Refrigerate.
• Pour cream into a bowl, and whip until light and fluffy soft peaks appear. Fold into chilled rice pudding. Serve in small bowls, topped with frozen raspberries.

CREAMY ORANGE RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Grate the zest from 1 orange. Slice this and 1 other orange in half; squeeze out juice. Combine zest and juice in a saucepan, and add rice, sugar, 5 cups water, cinnamon stick, and vanilla. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until almost all the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir several times, return cover, and let stand for about 15 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, cover with a clean towel, and let cool.
• Using a sharp knife, remove the peel and pith from remaining oranges. Carefully cut out segments, and discard seeds. Set aside.
• Just before serving, whip cream until stiff. Fold cream, almonds, and all but 10 of the orange segments into rice mixture. Transfer pudding to a large bowl, and garnish with reserved orange segments.

RICE PUDDING WITH ALMONDS AND CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine milk, 5 tablespoons sugar and rice in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until rice is tender and mixture is thick, stirring frequently, about 35 minutes. Discard vanilla bean. Mix in almonds. Pour rice pudding into 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan; cool completely.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl until medium peaks form. Fold cream into rice pudding mixture in pan. Cover and refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Cook cherries, lemon and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until cherries are tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Discard lemon. Spoon pudding into bowls. Spoon hot cherry sauce over.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING WITH CARDAMOM AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine rice and water and bring to a boil; cover and cook, over medium-low heat, for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Uncover, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly all the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes.
• Add 3 1/2 cups milk and the salt and bring to a boil, over medium-high heat, stirring often; reduce heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until rice is very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup milk, simmering on low heat and stirring; stir in the almonds and cardamom until pudding is thickened to your liking, about 5 minutes (you'll probably want the pudding creamy, not soupy or dry).
• When the rice is cooked, add 4 tablespoons, or so, of sugar and cook 1 minute to dissolve the sugar; remove from heat and stir in the rosewater.Serve hot or cold, garnished with toasted sliced almonds and dried cranberries.
• If you are serving cold, cool it to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate (it will thicken as it cools); to serve, stir in a little more milk to achieve the consistency you want.