Doodh Pak

Doodh Pak (Sweet Dish of Gujarat)
Doodh Pak is very famous and sweet dish in Gujarat. There are many methods to prepare this dish according the taste but most common one is as below;

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 (as per taste and availability): 1 tsp: Charoli, Dry Raisin, Cashew pieces (non salted)
  

Method

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