Name: Jasmine rice pudding with festive fruit recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 600ml full cream or semi-skimmed milk; 30g caster sugar; 60g Thai Jasmine rice or pudding rice; 1 lime; 1tbsp chopped pistachio nuts

By GoodtoKnow

published 15 November 2012

in Recipes

An alternative Christmas dessert that combines creamy Jasmine rice pudding with a sweet cranberry, apple and ginger syrup base and topped with chopped pistachio nuts - delicious!

Ingredients

600ml full cream or semi-skimmed milk
30g caster sugar
60g Thai Jasmine rice or pudding rice
1 lime
1tbsp chopped pistachio nuts

For the fruit base:

100g fresh or frozen cranberries
100ml cranberry juice drink
1 ripe apple or pear
2 pieces of stem ginger, chopped, and 2 tbsps ginger syrup (from the jar of stem ginger)
Knob of butter
4 small glasses, bowls or cups

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Method

Pour the milk into a pan, add the sugar and rice. Cook over a medium heat for about 30 mins, stirring every few minutes, until thickened and the rice is tender. Pour into a bowl, then grate in some lime zest and stir 2in the juice. Leave to cool.
To make the fruit base: Simmer the cranberries with the juice drink in a small pan for 5 mins. Peel and chop the apple or pear, add to the pan and simmer for another 5 mins, then stir in the chopped ginger, syrup and butter to make a thick sauce. Leave to cool.
Spoon the fruit into glasses, then top with the rice and sprinkle with the pistachios.

Top Tip for making Jasmine rice pudding with festive fruit

For even more Thai flavour, use a 400ml can of coconut milk, topped up with milk, and ¼ tsp ground cardamom (the seeds from about 12 pods).

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