Creamy Rice Pudding With Cardamom

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 750 ml whole milk
• 10 whole cardamom pods
• 8 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons long grain rice
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons sultanas
• 2 tablespoons blanched slivered almonds
• 150 ml whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 preheat grill (broiler) to maximum and place pudding under it briefly until lightly browned. leave to cool and refrigerate until ready to serve.