CHINESE RICE PUDDING

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Dry fruits - 1 cup
(roasted almonds, raisins, dates and walnuts)
Butter - 1 tbsp

For sauce:
Cornflour - 4 tbsp
Water -  2 cups
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Soak rice in 2 cups of water for 1/2 an hour. Then cook the rice until soft and cooked.
• Add sugar and mix. Keep aside.
• Grease the pan with butter. sprinkle one tbsp sugar.
• Spread 1/2 of the dry fruits and cover with the layer of rice and top up with remaining dry fruits.
• Steam cook for 20 minutes.
• Invert into serving dish. serve hot with sauce.

To make sauce:

• Mix water, sugar, cocoa, cornflour and boil till it thickens.
• Pour over the pudding and serve hot.