Ukrainian Pumpkin Rice
Delicious Slavic recipe of pumpkin rice with raisins, milk, butter, and spices.
Ingredients
- 4 cups pumpkin purée
- 4+1 cups milk of choice I used coconut
- 2 cups uncooked rice or millet
- 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice
- 1/2 Tbsp lemon zest
- 4 Tbsp butter or ghee
Instructions
- Roast pumpkin at 425 degrees for about 30 minutes.
- Cut pumpkin, remove the seeds and scoop out pumpkin purée.
- In a big pot, combine 4 cups of pumpkin purée, uncooked rice and 4 cups of milk and bring to a boil.
- Add honey, lemon zest, vanilla, spices, and raisins.
- Reduce heat and cook it under a closed lid, stirring frequently.
- As the liquid evaporates, gradually add 1 more cup of milk.
- Cook it until the rice is soft, stirring often.
- Stir in butter and mix well.