Pressure Cooker Sütlaç
Many years ago I spent a few months in Turkey and while I will always remember the wonderful hospitality of the people there, I will have even fonder memories of their amazing food. Every store owner greets you with a piping hot apple tea, tart and sweet and the perfect treat to sip while you walk around. Street vendors serve up potato gözleme– large, stuffed flatbread, grilled on a saç. And for dessert: sütlaç! A Turkish rice pudding that is creamy, sweet, and spiced.
Any form of rice pudding generally requires some babying at a stove for several hours, and unsurprisingly, this is difficult to accomplish with actual human babies running around the house.
My Instant Pot came to the rescue again and I managed to throw this sütlaç together in under half an hour while baby wearing the 1 year old. I feel very confident that this is the easiest homemade rice pudding is ever going to be.
It can be served hot or baked in the oven.
Pressure Cooker Sütlaç
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 2 cups milk, divided
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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Rinse the rice and place it in the instant pot. Add in the water, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
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Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes and then allow to natural release for 10 minutes.
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When the rice is done, add 1 1/2 cups of milk and all of the sugar. Stir together and turn the instant pot on sauté mode.
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In a small bowl, measure the remaining 1/2 cup milk, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk together and pour them into the rice mixture THROUGH a fine strainer. You can use the same strainer as you did to rinse the rice.
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Sauté until just boiling and then remove from heat. The pudding will thicken the more you let it sit, but it is ready to eat whenever.
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After refrigeration, reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop prior to serving.
