Alright, confession time. I planned on making a rice pudding. But somehow, this batch of rice was so stubborn that the grains just refused to break apart. I simmered and simmered, but lo and behold, the grains still looked whole and intact. In the end the greed and impatience simply got the best of me and I decided to dig in. The smell of cloves and vanilla didn’t help my willpower to wait a bit longer. And the rice was so, so tasty. So there you have it, a rice pudding that wasn’t meant to be, but turned out amazing nevertheless.

INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 4 servings / 1.07 EUR per serving / 4.26 EUR for all)

For the rice:

2 cups precooked rice (0.20 EUR)

1 can coconut cream (2.13 EUR)

1 cup water (–)

2 tbsp honey (0.27 EUR)

½ tsp ground cloves (0.03 EUR)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract (0.03 EUR)

Additional for serving:

1 cup frozen blueberries (1.33 EUR)

4 tbsp crushed toasted hazelnuts (0.27 EUR)

METHOD:

Place rice, coconut cream, water, honey, cloves and vanilla in a pot and simmer on medium heat for 40 minutes, until thickened and rice becomes really soft. Stir frequently, so the rice doesn’t burn. Add in a splash more of water if necessary. Serve warm over frozen blueberries, sprinkled with crushed toasted hazelnuts.

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Ok, vrijeme je za priznanje. Planirala sam napraviti puding od riže. Ali ova riža koju sam imala je bila abnormalno tvrdoglava i zrnca se jednostavno nisu htjela raspasti. Krčkalo se i krčkalo, ali zrna riže su na kraju i dalje bila cijela i netaknuta. Na kraju su pohlepa i nestrpljivost prevladali i odlučila sam navaliti na hranu. Miris klinčića i vanilije definitivno nije pomogao mojem krhkom strpljenju. A i riža je bila stvarno jako, jako fina. Tako da, eto vam recept za neuspjeli puding od riže, koji je svejedno ispao super.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 4 porcije / 7,99 kn po porciji / 31,95 kn za sve)

Za rižu:

2 šalice kuhane riže (1,50)

1 konzerva kokosovog vrhnja (16,00 kn)

1 šalica vode (–)

2 žlice meda (2,00 kn)

½ žličice mljevenih klinčića (0,25 kn)

1 žličica ekstrakta od vanilije (0,20 kn)

Dodatno za posluživanje:

1 šalica smrznutih borovnica (10,00 kn)

4 žlice drobljenih tostiranih lješnjaka (2,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Stavite rižu, kokosovo vrhnje, vodu, med, klinčiće i vanilija u lonac i krčkajte na umjerenoj vatri 40 minuta, dok se sve ne zgusne i riža ne bude jako mekana. Učestalo miješajte kako riža ne bi zagorila, a po potrebi dodajte malo vode. Poslužite toplo preko smrznutih borovnica, posipano sa drobljenim tostiranim lješnjacima.