Rice Pudding - Indian-Style

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons almonds chopped
• 2 teaspoons cashew pieces chopped
• 1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
• 2 teaspoons pistachios chopped
• 0.5 cup rice white
• 1.5 cups sugar white
• 4 cups milk whole divided

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• blender
• spatula

Directions

1. Bring rice and 2 cups milk to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Mash rice with a spatula or in a blender until smooth.
3. Add remaining 2 cups milk and cook until thick, about 10 more minutes. Stir sugar into rice pudding.
4. Slowly mix ghee into rice pudding, keeping the saucepan over medium-low heat, until pudding no longer sticks to sides of pan, about 5 minutes.
5. Garnish with cashews, pistachios, and almonds.