Basmati Rice and Coconut Milk Pudding

By Nettie Cronish, Culinary Instructor & Cookbook Author

Delicious hot or cold. Makes: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Fairtrade certified basmati rice
• 1 Fairtrade certified cinnamon stick
• 2 cups Vanilla soymilk
• 2 cups Coconut milk
• 6 cups Sliced or small cubed fruit: Fairtrade certified banana, Fairtrade certified orange, melon, berries, pear, kiwi
• 15 Nuts, shelled and chopped

Method:

1. Rinse rice well. Cover it with cold water and soak for 20 minutes. Drain.
2. Combine the rice, cinnamon stick and soymilk in a pot. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until the soymilk has been absorbed. Add coconut milk. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until milk has been absorbed.
3. Remove cinnamon stick.  Place cooked rice in a large bowl.  Fold the fruit into the rice, garnish with nuts and serve immediately.

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