RICE PUDDING

Ingredients

4 cups full cream milk

1/3 cups short grain rice

1/2 cup sugar

1-2 teaspoons orange blossom water (Ma’a Zaher) Pinch of ground mastic (optional)

1

Boil the rice until soft (5-7 minutes)

2 Next, add the milk and keep stirring until it starts thickening (it could take up to half an hour) on low heat If it doesn’t thicken enough just add 2 teaspoons of corn starch in a little amount of milk and add it to the mixture

3 Add the sugar and stir in before adding the orange blossom water and mastic

4 Once combined, scoop the mixture into individual small bowls or one large deep dish

5 Place in the fridge to cool before garnishing with crushed pistachio, roasted almond, or shredded coconut