Notes

Cooking rice with milk in earthenware gives it a unique flavor.

Servings

4

Preparation Time

1.5 hours

Ingredients

• 2 cups rice
• 4 cups milk.
• 1 tablespoon margarine or ghee.
• 2 pieces cardamom.
• Mastic resin.
• Salt.

Cooking Instructions

• Wash rice well under running water and drain.
• Put rice in a deep pan then add milk and leave to cook.
• Add margarine or ghee, cardamoms, mastic and salt then heat over high heat until rice absorbs milk and becomes semi tender.
• Heat oven.
• Move rice to a tagen (earthenware bowl) and place in oven.
• Add 1/2 cup milk if rice isn't soft and creamy.
• Leave until rice is well done.
• Broil the surface until golden brown.
• Serve immediately.