Creamy Coconut Basmati Rice Pudding

Creamy Coconut Rice Pudding or Kheer is an warm Indian spiced rice pudding

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Course: Desserts, Snacks

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword: kheer, pudding, rice, rice pudding

Free or Subscription Recipe: Free Recipe

Free from: dairy, eggs, gluten

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 348kcal

Author: Jo Paterson

Ingredients

110 grams basmati rice brown or white (wash really well before to remove starch)
400 ml tinned coconut milk full fat
250 ml alpro coconut milk or full fat whole milk, or almond milk
3 tsp xylitol or erythritol sweetener
8 whole cardamom pods
1 whole vanilla pod split lengthways and seeds removed, or a tsp of vanilla extract
200 grams coconut cream (taken from the top of a tin of coconut milk) or double cream
1 small orange (zest only) (optional)
3 tbsp pistachio nuts crushed (optional)

Instructions

Wash rice in a sieve well with water to rinse away as much starch as possible. Do this until the water runs clear then add to a saucepan
Shake the tin of coconut milk very well to ensure all the cream from the top of the can is dispersed throughout the milk, then add to the rice
Add the coconut/whole milk, orange zest (if using), cardamom and vanilla seeds into the saucepan and stir. Cover with a lid and gradually bring to the boil
Reduce the heat and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice is cooked and tender
Add the sweetener to taste
Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave to cool using some cling film pressed across the surface to prevent a layer of milk film from forming
When the mixture has cooled, remove the cardamom pods and stir in the cream
To serve pour into ramekins or glasses, finish with with some orange zest and crushed pistachios (toasted desiccated coconut or flaked almonds also work very well with this recipe)

Notes

Rice pudding which is not eaten straight away will set and become thicker. You can loosen the rice pudding with more milk, stir well and eat cold or warmed.

NOTE: Avoid adding fruit, dried fruits, or chocolate, or ice cream to this recipe. It is already a higher carb pudding than most I share. Adding fruit or chocolate will significantly increase the amount of carbs making this far too high carb to eat safely without causing spikes in blood glucose levels.

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