Enjoy a light rice pudding flavored and colored with saffron from Zerrin Gunaydin.
By Zerrin Gunaydin
Ottoman Saffron Rice Pudding Zerde
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 5 1x
Description
Enjoy a light rice pudding flavored and colored with saffron from Zerrin Gunaydin.
Ingredients
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- 1tbsp saffron
- ½ cup water, to soak saffron
- ½ cup rice
- 5 cups water
- ¼ cup corn starch
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp rose water
- A handful of raisins
- A few sprigs of marjoram
Instructions
- Soak saffron in ½ cup water and wait for 15 minutes to let it give its color.
- Wash rice very well to remove its starch.
- Boil rice in 2 cups of water until a little tender.
- Drain saffron and leave them out.
- Pour the yellow water into boiling rice.
- Mix corn starch with 3 cups of water.
- Add in sugar and rose water. Combine it with boiling rice.
- Let it simmer until it reaches the consistency of pudding. Stir occasionally.
- Share it into small cups when it’s hot and let it cold.
- Chill it in refrigerator before serving.
- Garnish with marjoram leaves.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
