My Mom's Traditional Rice Pudding (Rizogalo)

Name: My Mom's Traditional Rice Pudding (Rizogalo)
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: 5 cups whole milk (about 1.2 liters); 1 cup short-grain rice (about 200 grams); 1 cup sugar (about 200 grams); 1 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 cups water (about 600 milliliters); Orange blossom water or ground mastic (optional)

Maria Dendi @cook_17866903

I remember when I was little, my mom would make rice pudding and the whole house would smell amazing. She used sheep’s milk, but I make it with whole cow’s milk. Every time I make it, it brings back memories of my childhood!

Maria Dendi @cook_17866903

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Ingredients

About 35 minutes

Serves 6 servings

5 cupswhole milk (about 1.2 liters)
1 cupshort-grain rice (about 200 grams)
1 cupsugar (about 200 grams)
1 teaspoonsalt
2 1/2 cupswater (about 600 milliliters)
Orange blossom water or ground mastic (optional)

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Steps

About 35 minutes

1

Bring the water to a boil with the rice and salt.
2

Once all the water is absorbed, slowly add 4 cups of the milk and stir over medium heat.
3

Dissolve the sugar in the remaining milk you set aside.
4

When the mixture starts to thicken, add the milk with dissolved sugar and, if using, the orange blossom water. Stir for about 5 minutes.
5

Remove from heat and serve. Sprinkle a little cinnamon on top. It’s delicious warm, but just as good cold. Enjoy!