Rice pudding - manni

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupRaw rice
1cupScraped coconut
cupScraped jaggery
4Cardamoms
Salt; to taste
2teaspoonsGhee

Directions

Soak the rice for ½ an hour. Grind together coconut and rice to a fine paste. Remove, add 6 cups of water and mix well. Add jaggery, cardamoms, salt and ghee.

Place the mixture on the fire and keep on stirring for 1 hour til it becomes thick. Then pour on a greased plate and allow to cool. Cut into diamond-shaped pieces and serve.

Note: This can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

Recipe by: Mangalorean Cuisine by Saranya S. Hegde Posted to recipelu-digest by Sharon Raghavachary <schary@...> on Feb 22, 1998