Desserts
Millet pudding (pudding de mil)
A creamy dessert made from millet slowly cooked in coconut milk, sweetened with sugar and flavoured with cinnamon. Its slightly grainy texture and gentle sweetness make it a simple treat, served warm or cold.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Rinse the millet under cold water several times until the water runs clear.
- Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, add the millet and let it cook for 20 minutes over low heat, stirring.
- Pour in the coconut milk, then keep cooking for 15 minutes, stirring often, until the grains are tender and the mixture is creamy.
- Add the sugar, the pinch of salt and the vanilla, then mix for 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and grated coconut, then serve warm or let it cool in the fridge.
Variations and tips
Cow's milk version. Use whole milk instead of coconut milk for a lighter texture.
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Original Ecomely recipe.