page_title: Rice pudding
section_title: Central and South Asia
hierarchical_section_title: Rice pudding / Rice pudding around the world / Central and South Asia
caption_attribution_description: Indian rice pudding, served cold--perfect on a really warm day. Taken at Taste of Buffalo 2008
context_page_description: Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and other ingredients such as cinnamon and raisins.
  Variants are used for either desserts or dinners. When used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener such as sugar. Such desserts are found on many continents, especially Asia where rice is a staple. Some variants are thickened only with the rice starch; others include eggs, making them a kind of custard.
context_section_description: Dudhapak (Indian (Gujarati)) with slow-boiled milk, sugar, basmati rice, nuts, and saffron
  Firni (Iranian/Tajik/Afghan/Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi) with broken rice, cardamom and pistachio, reduced to a paste, and served cold
  Kheer (Indian Subcontinent) with slow-boiled milk
  Payasam (South Indian) with slow-boiled milk, sugar/jaggery, and nuts
  Paayesh (Bengali) with grounded basmati or parboiled rice, milk, suger/jaggery, cardamom and pistachio; can be served either hot or cold
  Kiribath, a traditional dish made from coconut milk and rice in Sri Lankan cuisine.
caption: Indian Kheer in a restaurant
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