Warm Jasmine Rice Puddings With Passion Fruit Food

WARM JASMINE RICE PUDDINGS WITH PASSION FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine raisins and rum in small bowl.Let stand at room temperature while preparing pudding.
• Combine nonfat milk and next 4 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to simmer; remove from heat. Allow to steep uncovered 1 hour. Strain coconut broth.
• Rinse rice in medium bowl of cold water. Drain. Repeat 2 more times. Cook 1 cup coconut broth and rice in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Add remaining coconut broth; cook over low heat until rice is tender, stirring frequently, about 13 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 6 tablespoons sugar (mixture will be thick). Transfer to large bowl; cool.
• Whip cream in medium bowl until cream holds peaks. Fold half of whipped cream into cooled rice. Drain raisins. Stir raisins and lime peel into rice. Fold in remaining whipped cream. Divide mixture among eight 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon sugar over each pudding. Place puddings on rimmed baking sheet. Broil until sugar caramelizes, watching closely to prevent burning, about 3 minutes. Spoon passion fruit over puddings.

JASMINE RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine three milks, cinnamon, vanilla seeds and pod, if using, and salt. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Add rice, return to a boil, stirring and scraping the pan so that the rice does not stick. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until all liquid has been absorbed by the rice and rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Do not let mixture brown.
• Remove rice from heat and immediately stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in raisins. Set aside and let cool completely.
• Place cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat cream on medium speed until soft peaks form.
• Fold whipped cream and lime zest into cooled rice pudding, until mixture is loose and rice kernels are separated. Divide among 6 bowls. Top each with a scoop of passion fruit sherbet and passion fruit seeds, if desired.