Banana and Rice Pudding


INGREDIANTS


Bananas ( elaichi ) 12
Long grained rice, soaked 80 grams
Milk 2½ cups
Sugar 2½ cups
Butter 1¼ Tblespoons
Lemon zest 1 lemon
Egg yolks 3
Raisins ( kishmish ) 2 tablespoons
Apple juice 1/3 cup


METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180 º C.

2. Take milk in a deep pan, add rice and cook till soft.

3. Peel the bananas and halve them vertically. Arrange half of them on the base of a square baking dish.

4. Once the rice is cooked, add sugar, butter and lemon zest and mix well. Transfer this mixture into a bowl and add egg yolks and mix well.

5. Add raisins and mix. Pour half the mixture over the bananas in the dish. Arrange the remaining banana halves (leaving aside two to be used later) over the rice. Pour the remaining rice mixture over them and even the surface. Arrange the reserved banana halves vertically in the centre.

6. Pour apple juice over and place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for thirty five to forty minutes.

7. Reduce heat to 150°C and bake for five more minutes.

8. Serve hot.

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