Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Turkish Rice Pudding (Sutlac)

1/2 cup rice (short or whole grained), washed, drained
1 cup water
2 cups whole milk
8 tbsp sugar
1 egg yolk, whisked
1 tbsp corn starch, heaping
½ tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Pomegranate pieces

In a pot place the water and, washed and drained rice. Put them over high-medium heat. After the bubbles come out, close the lid and turn on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Simmer till small amount of water remains.
Add the milk, whisked egg yolk and sugar and stir. Meanwhile, dissolve the starch in 3 tbsp of milk and add it to the rice pudding. Stir constantly. When you see the bubbles on the surface, add the vanilla extract and cook for 2-3 minutes over low heat.
This recipe makes 4 bowls of Turkish rice pudding. But you can make it 6 servings by using smaller bowls.
With a ladle, pour the Turkish rice pudding into small glass or porcelain bowls. Let them cool in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Before serving sprinkle some cinnamon or pomegranate pieces on top.
NOTE: Do not sprinkle cinnamon right after you pour the rice pudding to the bowls. This would let the microorganisms grow fast at the contact surface of cinnamon and the hot surface of the rice pudding which may lead to foodborne diseases. Make sure you sprinkle the cinnamon just before serving the cooled rice pudding.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 cay bardagi kirik yada baldo pirinc, yikanip, suzulmus
2 cay bardagi su
2 su bardagi sut
8 yemek kasigi seker
1 yumurta sarisi, cirpilmis
1 yemek kasigi misir nisastasi,tepeleme
1 cay kasigi vanilya esansi
Tarcin
Nar taneleri

Orta boy bir tencereye suyu ve yikanmis suzulmus pirinci koyup yuksek ateste kaynamasini bekleyin. Kaynadiktan sonra kapagini kapatip dusuk atese alalim. Tahta kasik ile ara sira karistirin. Tencerenin dibinde biraz su kalana dek kaynatin.
Sutu, cirpilmis yumurta sarisini ve sekeri ilave edin ve karistirin. Bu arada nisastayi 3 yemek kasigi sut ile cozundurun.Sutlacin icine ilave edin.Surekli karistirin ve yuzeyde baloncuklar olusmaya baslayinca vanilya esansini ilave edin ve kisik ateste 2-3 dakika pisirin.
Bu tariften 4 kase sutlac cikar. Ama daha kucuk kaseler kullanarak 6 porsiyon yapabilirsiniz.
Bir kepce yardimiyla sutlaci kucuk cam veya porselen kaselere bosaltin. Buzdolabinda 1-2 saat sogutun.
Servis yapmadan once sutlaclarin uzerine bir miktar tarcin ya da nar tanesi serpistirebilirsiniz.
NOT: Tarcini sutlaci kaselere doker dokmez koymayin. Cunku bu sayede mikroorganizmalar tarcin ve sicak sutlacin temasiyla; yuzeyde hizla ureyecektir ve bu da gida zehirlenmesine yol acabilir. Tarcini koyarken sutlacin soguduguna ve servisten hemen once olmasina dikkat edin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

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