Oriental Rice Pudding With Rhubarb Recipes

RHUBARB RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl soak rice in cold water to cover 30 minutes. In a sieve drain rice and rinse under cold water.
• With a knife halve vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into a 3-quart heavy saucepan. Add pod, rice, milk, cream, sugar, butter, nutmeg, and a pinch salt. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, and simmer, partially covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes, or until rice is tender and mixture is creamy but still loose. Remove pan from heat and discard pod. In a small cup sprinkle gelatin over 1 tablespoon cold water and let soften 1 minute. Stir gelatin mixture into hot rice mixture until gelatin is dissolved.
• Lightly oil a 9-inch springform pan and line with plastic wrap. Pour pudding into pan and cool on a rack. Chill pudding, covered, until firm, at least 3 hours, and up to 1 day.
• Make topping:
• Have ready a tray lined with wax paper. Trim rhubarb and cut stalks crosswise into 1-inch pieces. In a 12-inch heavy skillet bring water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and boil 1 minute. Add rhubarb and poach at a bare simmer, without stirring, until just tender but not falling apart, about 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer rhubarb pieces as cooked to tray. Pour syrup through a sieve into a bowl and return to skillet. Boil syrup until it reaches soft-ball stage (see note, above; 238°F.), about 10 minutes (syrup will be reduced to about 1 cup), and keep warm, covered.
• Remove side from springform pan and invert a serving plate over rice pudding. Invert pudding onto plate and remove bottom of pan and plastic wrap. Arrange rhubarb decoratively on top of pudding and brush with warm syrup. Chill rhubarb rice pudding, uncovered, until cold, at least 1 hour, and up to 3. Serve rhubarb rice pudding chilled.

RICE PUDDING - INDIAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Bring rice and 2 cups milk to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Mash rice with a spatula or in a blender until smooth. Add remaining 2 cups milk and cook until thick, about 10 more minutes. Stir sugar into rice pudding.
• Slowly mix ghee into rice pudding, keeping the saucepan over medium-low heat, until pudding no longer sticks to sides of pan, about 5 minutes. Garnish with cashews, pistachios, and almonds.

EIGHT TREASURE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Rinse and soak rice in a bowl of water for 50 minutes. Drain well and transfer rice to a rice cooker; add 2 cups water.
• Cook rice according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Transfer cooked rice to a large bowl and cool for 2 minutes. Stir in sugar and butter.
• Rinse and soak dates in a bowl of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and slice dates in half and remove pits.
• Mix red bean paste and walnuts together in a bowl.
• Lightly oil a shallow bowl with vegetable oil. Place pineapple ring in the bottom and fill with pumpkin seeds and peanuts. Arrange dates and mandarin oranges around the pineapple ring, creating a sunshine pattern. Spoon 1/2 of the rice into the bowl and flatten. Spread red bean paste mixture evenly on top. Fill the bowl with the remaining rice and flatten.
• Place bowl in a steamer, cover, and steam over medium-high heat for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the rice. Place a plate over the top, flip over, and remove bowl.

LEMON & RHUBARB RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the pudding rice in a pan with the milk and caster sugar and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 40-45 mins, or until the rice is tender, stirring often to ensure it doesn't catch on the bottom.
• Meanwhile, cut the rhubarb into 3cm pieces and put in a pan with the caster sugar, stem ginger and the syrup. Bring to a simmer and cook for 7-10 mins, or until the rhubarb is soft but still holds its shape.
• Stir the double cream and lemon curd through the rice pudding, then top with some of the poached rhubarb.