I have not started to grade the exam papers sitting in my study but I found the time to patrol blogs and enter an event. (lol) This is my entry to the Monthly Blog Patrol hosted by the lovely Coffee, of The Spice Cafe.
My entry is inspired by the very talented Gattina of Kitchen Unplugged. She recently made a creamy rice pudding with strawberry sauce that had me obsessed and yearning for rice pudding. Besides I was itching to try it with the strawberry sauce.
Here is Gattina's recipe. The recipe is in two parts, for the rice pudding and the other for the strawberry sauce. I created my own recipe for the rice pudding but used her recipe and method for the strawberry sauce though I used frozen strawberries.
Recipe - Rice Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 4 cups whole milk
- Condensed milk to sweeten to taste
- 1 small cinnamon stick
- 1/2 vanilla bean, seeded
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup rum (I used Malibu Coconut White Rum)
For Strawberry sauce
- 1 pk frozen strawberries, thawed
- A few drops of lemon juice
- Sugar to sweeten sauce to taste
Method - Rice Pudding
- Soak raisins in rum and set aside
- Wash rice and strain excess liquid
- In a heavy-bottomed pot combine milk, rice, cinnamon stick & vanilla bean seeds and bring to boil.
- Turn heat to very low and let rice cook uncovered (approximately 1 hour)
- 10 minutes before the rice is finished, sweeten with condensed milk then stir in rum and raisins that have been melding together
- Set aside to cool
- When the rice is cool enough you can chill it in the fridge
Method - Strawberry Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree
Pour into a container and place in the freezer for 30 minutes before you are ready to serve the dessert - At the 15-minute interval, give the sauce a stir and return it to the freezer
There are a variety of ways to serve:
- You can place the rice pudding in individual glasses or bowls and top with strawberry sauce OR
- You can serve it buffet style - rice pudding in a large dish and sauce in a jug for easy pouring/drizzling or the sauce can be put in individual shot glasses.
WARNING: It is dangerously delicious! :)
43 comments:
oh my Yumm....! i am drooling seeing the pictures... nice entry!
thanks for the warning cynth;)
I look this recipe. This looks delicious, very delicious
Sounds good, Cynthia..like a payasam, kheer kinda thing yea ? yumms :)
Lovely!!! It looks really good.... gr8 job with the pictures again! :)
Rice Pudding but with strawberry sauce, thats an interesting combo. As I said Coffee, please put us on a diet in your next MBP
Have you readied that spoonful for me...simply irresistible...
Rice Pudding is my kids fav dessert:)) Strawberry sauce is wonderful on it.YUM!!
Roopa - Thanks hon. Drool all you like :)
Sia - I know you would appreciate a warning (lol)
Pom D'api - Welcome, welcome! Good to have you over. Please come back and visit soon.
Thanks for the compliments.
Melting Wok - Yeah it's like that. Here we call it, literally - sweet rice :)
Ramya - Thank you! Good to have you over.
Sandeepa - I so agree with you :) Yesterday I made vegetable soup just so that I can have this rice pudding (lol)
Sunita - have it honey, it is all yours. :)
Asha - You have taught your kids well :)
waw thats such a yummy recipe to try out. looks awesome. pics are too tempting.
yummy and mouth watering ..too good ...
I think both will be a good combo. Never tried earlier with SB Sauce. Your photo is always tempting Cynthia. Viji
1/4 cup rum? i have a some rum, and since i hate to drink it, this is what i'll do. gattina rocks, doesn't she?
also, i like the fact that this pudding has no eggs. i hate rice pudding with the taste of egg yolk.
WOHOO!!!! lovely entry!!! Thats sauce looks delicious!!
Thanks for this wonderful entry cynthia!! :)
It's amazing how rice pudding is so popular in such different places. But I specially remember one I tried in Panama, because of it's colour and taste like caramel : It took me many tests to get to the secret: at the end of the process I add 1 can evaporated milk and let it simmer until the pudding turns beige caramel. Anyway your proposal sounds just great, I'll try it.
The apple chutney was a great success, thank u!
(I'll link you to my Flickr...OK)
That is one delicious looking dessert, Cynthia. The color of the strawberry sauce is just lovely!
trupti
rice pudding does go well with certain fruit sauces, strawberry sounds like a good one to pair it with :)
btw, you mentioned u have not tasted paneer :( i did not want you to miss out on this delicacy, so i've given the link to making paneer at home, in my latest post.
That is some beautiful pieces of photography! especially the last one! Looks like 'Gattina element' is not just there in the recipe, but in the colour combos and the photography itself!! and that final warning....hmm...mmm :)
Shn
Sharmi - thanks as always.
Deepa - I wanted to eat the rice pudding long before the sauce was chilled (lol)
Viji - thanks! The SB sauce has a nice tartness that really balances the sweetnes from the rice pudding.
Bee - Ah gal, now you know what to do with de rum! (lol)
Yeah, Gattina does rock.
And Bee you are right, what is up with that egg in the rice pudding thing?
Coffee - You are welcome. Did you see Sandeepa's comments that I echoed? he he he he
Pamela - It is something else and that is what is great about food, how universal it is.
I have had it the colour of caramel also and we do make it too with carnation milk.
I am glad that the Apple Chutney worked well :)
Yes, please go ahead and link me to your Flickr.
Trupti - isn't it though. At one point I just stood there with a spoon playing with the sauce and watching it glint in the sunlight :)
Richa - as I was saying to Viji, the strawberry has a nice tartness to it that balances well with the sweetness of the rice pudding.
Thank so you much for the paneer recipe. I am heading over to your place shortly to get it. Thanks.
Shn - What can I say? I was inspired :) and such a compliment coming from you, Miss Food Stylist, I am humbled.
I do not want to stand accused of anything so I figured that I should put a warning. (lol)
Yummie! This is a Swedish Christmas dessert. We call it "Ris รก la Malta", although we don´t have condensed milk. So, we use whipped cream instead. Rice porridge is a part of the traditional Swedish Christmas Eve supper. Sometimes Rice Pudding simply is made of left over rice porridge.
Thanks for stopping by my blog, Cynthia. You have so many beautiful photos! And this recipe? Oh yum! I love the addition of the strawberry sauce, especially since they're in season and we're finally getting some gorgeous ones at the market.
Cynthia, wow, what a beautiful dish... that strawberry sauce on rice pudding looks just so yummy! Rum-raisins in pudding, what a delightful combination... absolutely love this one... definitely gonna try this one!
Cynthia, i love this dessert. I make Kheer, i toast the basmati rice in melted butter until its medium brown and then i add condensed milk, milk, spices and cook it for a long time (1.5hrs) i also add pistachios and flaked almonds plus raisns. My friend uses cooked rice and recooks it in condensed milk and cream, she serves hers with a mango sauceand fresh mint leaves. I will try your strawberry sauce recipe, i suppose any frozen berries would work too. My mother processes her "sweet rice" in the food processer after cooking it and she adds the raisns after, the result is very creamy and smooth. I like the texture of the unprocessed one better. Rice is Versatile isnt it :-) you told us so!
Yum! Great pictures and I love the recipe! Gattinas was wonderful and yours looks just as good, I love the strawberry sauce pouring over the rice!
Gorgeous. As usual. I'm a big fan of frozen strawberries. Fresh don't necessarily have the best taste/texture. Depends on the variety.
BTW - A meme is coming soon to a blog near you. ; )
Karin - thanks for that bit of info. Actually, hmmmmm I like the idea of it at Christmas time and the colours are already there. I hope I remember to make it when Christmas Eve comes around this year. Thanks Karin!
Homesick Texan - a very warm welcome. Please make yourself comfortable, have a look around and leave comments if you like. More importantly, come back and visit :) And thanks for the compliments.
Sig - you have to try it, it really is so good. Can't thank Gattina enough for the idea of the strawberry sauce.
Now, if only I can put my hand on some of your forbidden rice pudding :)
Nicola - you are such a darling. I love the variations you mentioned there in making the rice pudding. Actually, when I have some time, I am going to try making it all three ways you mentioned just to get a feel for the taste and different textures. Great info! Thanks very much.
Yeah, I think that any frozen berries sauce would be fine. I was actually tempted to pick up a mango/pineapple combo - next time :) Mint... ummmmm there's another great idea. Thanks Nicola.
Freya & Paul - Thanks you two! I think that Gattina, like you all, are so COOL :D
Susan - Hey Girl! Thanks.
Gosh that looks yummy. When I was a kid one of my favorite desserts was rice pudding - it's been ages since I had it! Your photos make me want to remedy that. :)
Ari (Baking and Books)
Now, I am craving for this, but this time I got to try with short grain brown rice, I heard it tastes really good. I will try this for sure and will let you know.
wow cynthia
u are amazing.wonderful rice pudding.
I've never had rice pudding before but anything with that strawberry sauce MUST be good!
Thanks for the warning Cynthia!
Don't think for one moment that it will stop me though. This looks great and that strawberry sauce idea? Even better.
Will have to wait for another six months...but maybe frozen berries would work instead?
its a grt combo...i liked the rice pudding...in india we call payasam,paramannam
Hi Ari - Good to see you around here. Welcome. Come back soon.
I think that you do need to remedy the situation :)
Lata - I like that idea. I'm interested in what the cooking time and texture will be like. Please, do let me know how it goes. Thanks.
Thanks Swapna - so nice to have you over.
Dear Shawnda - a very warm welcome! I love meeting new friends. Please come back and visit often.
You have to try the rice pudding, it is such a treat and the strawberry sauce is particularly delicious.
I am heading over to spend some time at your place, I just had a glance and am so excited. :)
Hi Lucy - the idea for the strawberry sauce has to be credited to Gattina of Kitchen Unplugged. Thanks nevertheless.
I used frozen strawberries and it came great so yeah, go ahead and use frozen.
Thanks Shanti - always good to see you.
cynthia, you did it, gorgeous!!! Thanks for other ideas of making the pudding and serving... yes, I bet my guests would be thrilled by buffet style too!
And your rice pudding recipe looks like a keeper, I esp love raisin and rum.
mmmmm.....love rice pudding! Nothing better.
I have an idea ! You can come to Spain under one condition: I will go to Barbados to eat some rice pudding with this wonderfull strawberry sauce.
Kisses
Rum-Raisin-Strawberries: wonderful combination.
With the rum in it, we can't share it with the kids. Too bad (not)!
Gattina, thank you for the inspiration. I am a big admirer of your work. I'm sure you'll love the rum and raisins - who dosen't :D
Glenna, you bet. :)
Pilar - we have a deal! Lots of hugs.
The Cooker - yeah, let's make this an adult only dessert. :)
Rice pudding with strawberry sauce..Yum Yum Yum..That goes straight in my must try list..M drooling over the pics..And thanks for the warning!:)
Swapna - drooling huh> :) you are welcome sweetie.
that is such a great pairing - I would have never imagined strawberries and rice pudding! Now I really wish I lived near you so I can try!
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