Doodh Pak | Gujarati Dudhpak recipe
 
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Who doesn't like to have Doodh Pak with Puri? It is one of the classic combinations enjoyed in every Gujarati household.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 3 - 4
Ingredients
  • Full Cream Milk - 2 liter
  • Sugar - ¾ - 1 cup, as per taste
  • Long grain rice - ⅓ cup
  • Almonds - ¼ cup
  • Unsalted Pistachios - 2 tbsp
  • Charodi - 2 tbsp
  • Nutmeg - 1 no
  • Saffron - ¼ tsp
  • Warm milk - 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder - ¼ tsp
  • Ghee - 2 tsp
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Wash the rice and soak for 1 hr.
  2. Wash the almonds and soak in warm water at least for 1 hr.
  3. You can soak them overnight too.
  4. Soak ¼ tsp of saffron strands in warm milk for 1 - 2 hrs.
  5. You can soak them overnight in the refrigerator.
  6. Take a heavy bottom steel vessel for making doodh pak.
  7. Grease the vessel from the bottom as well sides using 2 tsp of ghee.
  8. Add 2-liter milk and bring it to boil.
  9. Meanwhile, discard the water from rice.
  10. Add tsp of ghee and mix well.
  11. Take the almonds out of the water, peel it, and thinly slice them.
  12. Same way, slice the pistachios.
  13. Once the milk starts to boil, add soaked and greased rice.
  14. Add the whole nutmeg. (At last, we will take it out). You can add a pinch of powdered nutmeg at last as well.
  15. Keep the flame on slow and let it boil for the next 45 - 60 minutes.
  16. Stir continuously to prevent sticking of milk at the bottom of the vessel.
  17. After an hour, the rice has cooked, and the milk has thickened nicely.
  18. At this stage, add sugar and nuts.
  19. Again keep boiling for 15 - 20 minutes.
  20. Add the soaked saffron with milk and cardamom powder.
  21. Boil for the next 2 minutes and turn off the flame.
  22. Take the nutmeg out and wash it and preserve it in the refrigerator for future use.
  23. Stir doodh pak often to prevent layering of cream on top.
  24. Serve this yummy dudhpak with poori on the auspicious occasion of Shradh.
  25. You can chill it in the refrigerator and serve it as dessert as well.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://www.zeelskitchen.com/recipe/doodh-pak-gujarati-dudhpak-recipe/