Green Tea Rice pudding

Ingredients:

3 cups milk

5 tbsp coconut milk and solids

1 cup basmati rice

½ cup thinly chopped almonds

9-10 cardamom pods

1 ½ cup sugar

2 pinches saffron

2 tbsp matcha powder

1 pinch salt

2 cloves (optional)

15g shredded coconut

Recipe: Boil the rice in a rice cooker/ regular vessel until Al dente. Simmer milk with sugar and cardamom pods until sugar is dissolved. Check if the sweetness is proper. If not add more sugar. Slice half the almonds and put them in the milk, and slowly add ladlefuls of rice one at a time. Let the milk reduce and slowly start mushing the rice with a silicon spatula or a regular wooden spoon until the consistency is thick add the shredded coconut and switch off the stove. Let cool and garnish with matcha powder, almonds and saffron. Add a pinch of salt on top ( Trust me its good)