Rice Pudding with Cinnamon and Rose Water

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Rinse the rice and cook it in a cup of water for about 10 minutes, until the water is absorbed.

   StovePot
2. 2
   Add the milk gradually, a cup at a time, stirring.
3. 3
   Turn down to low and simmer, stirring often, for about 25 minutes, until the rice is soft and the mixture creamy.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡Stir often, and toward the end almost nonstop: the rice starch thickens the milk, and the bottom burns easily.

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
4. 4
   Add the sugar and vanilla and stir.
5. 5
   Remove from the heat and add the rose water.
6. 6
   Pour into serving bowls and sprinkle the cinnamon and pistachios on top.

   Ladle
7. 7
   Serve hot.