Recipe: Chai Rice Pudding

I had some leftover rice tonight so I made up a batch of rice pudding. My mom sent me an article clipped from Cooking Light for a Basmati Chai rice pudding. The recipe was a little more complicated that I liked (needed basmati rice – duh, condensed milk, and took multiple steps) so I found a super easy rice pudding recipe on SlashFood (http://www.slashfood.com/2006/09/10/rice-pudding-with-leftover-rice) and made that with some chai spice powder (got it at the Indian grocer – it’s a mixture of black pepper, ginger, and whatever else goes into chai). Other than making a mess of my stovetop (the pudding boiled over, big oops), it was pretty yummy.

Here’s a photo. Hopefully you can see the black specks from the chai powder. I bet this would also be yummy with eggnog (replacing half of the milk) or healthy with brown rice. The pudding was surprisingly rich considering I used one regular egg and low-fat milk. No added fats.





Hilarious comment on the SlashFood recipe: it’s number 5. I’ll quote it here for you:

5. when do you use rice leftover it's already seasoned with salt and other things like onion and garlic, right? or do you use just the japanese version, without any sauce?

Eww! Who would make rice pudding with garlicky rice? Has this person never had rice pudding before??