413512 Wed Jun 20 18:15:14 -0700 2007 6 31 Home Cooking 0 2679285 I had some wonderful rice pudding at an Afghan restaurant a few months ago. My mom said something about coconut milk rice that a member of her church's mother (from India) made, but it's not rice pudding. My basic rice pudding recipe is: 4 c. milk, scalded 1/3 c, rice 1/3 c. sugar 1/4 t. salt dash nutmeg, cinnamon, or dried orange peel Bake 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until rice is tender and milk is creamy. Here's my question: Will this recipe work if I substitute canned coconut milk for part of the milk? Or, if not, does anyone have a good & simple recipe for rice pudding made with coconut milk? Wed Jun 20 18:15:14 -0700 2007 32586 revsharkie 1 2680878 This is on my list to try (on a day that I'm not thinking about calories, lol): http://www.bawarchi.com/cookbook/kheer20.html To get the Afghan flavor I'd use freshly-ground cardamom, and maybe rose water. Thu Jun 21 09:27:15 -0700 2007 2679285 14803 bakergal 1 2680884 I make mine with part coconut milk and part cow's milk. 2 cans coconut milk (14 oz. or whatever the standard Campbell's-Soup-sized can is) 1 cup cow's milk 3 cups water 1 cup broken rice (gao tam) or jasmine rice 2 cups sugar pinch salt Mix all the above in a rice cooker and set to the lowest setting ("porridge", if you have it) -- alternately, if you have no rice cooker, do in a stovetop on low heat, which takes about an hour. Thu Jun 21 09:29:16 -0700 2007 2679285 10811 Das Ubergeek 1 2681222 Regarding the basic rice pudding recipe, is that a really a bake instruction? Or should it be a simmer? Thu Jun 21 10:45:38 -0700 2007 2679285 47903 mattm 2 2681966 Nope, goes in the oven. You're supposed to stir it periodically for the first hour, and it bakes at a pretty low temperature. Thu Jun 21 13:39:02 -0700 2007 2681222 32586 revsharkie 1 2681457 Not exactly rice pudding, but sticky rice with coconut milk: http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/recipes/stickrice.html It's simple and very yummy. Thu Jun 21 11:32:31 -0700 2007 2679285 13445 Louise 1 2684590 Last week I made a delicious rice pudding based on a recipe I had clipped from a magazine. Ingredients: Coconut milk, milk, 1 vanilla bean, poppy seeds, sugar, short-grain rice (I also added a pinch of salt). When cooked, stir in zest of 1 lime and some heavy cream. Cool. Serve with fresh mango. Delicious and refreshing! Fri Jun 22 10:22:22 -0700 2007 2679285 46956 maestra