For an easy yet impressive holiday dessert try my vegan spin on Indian rabri, a thick, creamy milk pudding. My vegan rabri recipe is made with nut milk and flavored with cardamom and saffron. Gluten-free and soy-free.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Indian milk pudding, vegan rabri
Servings: 4
Author: Vegan Richa
Ingredients
1/2cupcoconut milk
1/2cupoat milk
1/4cupraw cashewssoaked in warm water for 15 mins
2tablespoonsraw pistachios
1 1/4cupswater2 cups of water if you like you rabri a bit thinner
7 to 8saffron strands
seeds of 1 green cardamom pod
1/4cupsugar
2tablespoonsalmond flour
a good pinch of salt
1 to 2tablespoonschopped raw pistachios or chopped pistachios and almonds for garnish
Blend the coconut milk, oat milk, cashews, pistachios, water, saffron , seeds of the cardamom pod until well blended.
I usually blend it for a minute then let the mixture sit for 5 minutes for the nuts to rehydrate. Then I blend again for 30 seconds and I do this again once or twice until the mixture is incredibly smooth.
Add this mixture to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
Then add in your almond flour, salt, and sugar and mix in the mixture. After it has come to a boil, the mixture will tend to thicken and stick to the sides. So keep stirring.
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Let the mixture dry a little bit on the edges and then mix it in after half a minute and continue to cook for another 3-4 minutes this way or until the mixture is thickened to preference.
Take off heat. Let it cool for a few minutes. Let a film form over the mixture, mix that and repeat this a couple of times until the mixture is just about lukewarm.
Then transfer it to your serving bowls. Top it with the pistachios and almonds and serve as is or chill and serve.
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Notes
You can fold in some fresh yuba (tofu skin) into the warm Rabri for a more Malai effect.