Comments on: Indian Rice Pudding

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:16:25 +0000

Oops — just noticed your intro: a traditional Rosh HaShanah dessert among Indian Jews.

Sorry for the ramble about kashrut and idolatry.

Think I’ll steal your recipe!

By: Jeannine

Jeannine — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:15:01 +0000

Glad to see that hechshered coconut milk is available again! I’ve been craving Thai spicy coconut soup!

I used to make a very similar kheer, but stopped for a couple of reasons. One: the coconut milk at Trader Joe’s gave up (or lost) its hechsher.

There was a second reason: I foolishly asked an Orthodox rabbi about the cardamom. (You can probably guess where I’m going, so you may want to stop reading now…)

Still reading?

Ok. The recipe I used came from a Hindu temple in India. At the temple, the cardamom was first sacrificed to the presiding deity. Even though I wasn’t using the cardamom in a non-Jewish religious ritual, the rabbi (Orthodox, remember) said I couldn’t make the recipe at all. I did try it once without the cardamom, but it was disappointing.

Patay avon / Bon appetite!

By: elf

elf — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:02:03 +0000

I didn’t mean to impugn his accuracy. I just meant that I can’t back him up. Food history is particularly difficult to verify, since it often comes by word of mouth.

By: schplogger

schplogger — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:18:28 +0000

“As always, I can’t vouch for his accuracy”?

When has he been wrong? Gil Marks is a terrific food writer and historian and does his homework.

By: elf

elf — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 03:44:53 +0000

Naphtoli: There is a discussion of coconut milk here (mostly info. already in this comment thread). I have heard in the name of R. Eidlitz that coconut milk does not require a hekhsher, but consult your own rabbi.

Seth: Haven’t tried it. I like the texture with white rice, and it seems to me that brown might be a little weird, but jasmine should be fine. I’ve also tried coconut rice pudding made made with black rice, which wasn’t bad. Just make sure to check the instructions on whatever rice you’re using. Different types of rice require different quantities of water and different cooking times.

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:39:18 +0000

Would this recipe work with jasmine or brown basmati rice?

By: Harlan

Harlan — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:36:08 +0000

I believe the Goya product from the Dom. Rep. is kosher. Check it out. We make our own at times too. Its not hard, just takes time.

By: alyssa kaplan

alyssa kaplan — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:06:16 +0000

Thai Kitchen makes kosher coconut milk — Certified under the OK. Go to OK website to see if items are under certification.

By: Naphtoli

Naphtoli — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:39:11 +0000

where does one obtain kosher coconut milk? is coconut milk one of those things that are kosher without a hechsher?

By: jabbett

jabbett — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:13:23 +0000

It’s nice to have a pareve recipe for rice pudding. (The version I made for the Indian potluck mentioned a while back prominently featured milk.) Now to find a pareve recipe for grapenut pudding!