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Doodh Pak (Sweet Dish of Gujarat)

doodh pak

Ingredients (Serves 8)

  • - 4 bottles: Milk
  • - 4 tbsp: Basmati or any fine rice
  • - 11/2 cups: Sugar
  • - 8 pieces: Cardamoms
  • - 6 pieces: Almonds (blanched and sliced; optional)
  • - 1 tsp: Charoli

Method

  • - Simmer the milk in a large vessel for 10 minutes.
  • - Wash rice.
  • - Add it to the simmering milk, and keep stirring.
  • - When the rice becomes soft and the milk thickens and becomes creamy, add sugar.
  • - Stir for 10 minutes more. Remove from fire.
  • - Powder cardamoms.
  • - Pour the doodh pak into a serving bowl, and garnish with cardamoms, charoli and almonds.
  • - Serve hot or cold.