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Chiri-chiri (sweet rice pudding in coconut milk)

Chiri-chiri is a Mahoran dessert of rice slowly cooked in sweetened coconut milk and flavoured with cinnamon. Its texture is soft and creamy, served warm or cold.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

465 kcal per serving

Protein
5.3 g
Carbohydrates
67.5 g
of which sugars
27.1 g
Fat
18.9 g
of which saturated fat
16.6 g
Fiber
1.4 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear, then drain it.
  2. In a saucepan, heat the water with the cinnamon stick and a pinch of salt.
  3. Add the rice and simmer gently for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
  4. Pour in the coconut milk and sugar, then continue cooking for 15 minutes over low heat, stirring, until the rice is very tender.
  5. Remove the cinnamon stick, then stir in the ground cinnamon.
  6. Leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving warm, sprinkled with grated coconut if you like.

Variations and tips

Cold version. Let it cool completely, then keep it in the fridge for 2 hours before serving.

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