Rajasthani Style Oliya Recipe (Sweetened Rice Yogurt Pudding Recipe)

Rajasthani Style Oliya Recipe (Sweetened Rice Yogurt Pudding Recipe) is a rice based dessert made popularly during the “Holi” time in Rajasthan. It is sweetened with sugar and mixed with yogurt to create a consistency like a parfait. The yogurt can be flavored with saffron and cinnamon and topped with few nuts over it and consumed. Course : Dessert Ingridients : 1/2 cup Cooked rice 1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt) 4 tablespoon Sugar , change according to your taste 4 tablespoon Milk 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi) 1 tablespoon Cashew nuts , chopped 4 Saffron strands Instructions We begin making the Rajasthani Style Oliya Recipe (Sweetened Rice Yogurt Pudding Recipe) by soaking the rice in water for 15 minutes. Then pressure cook the rice for about 2 whistle. Release the pressure naturally and allow it to cool down completely and mash a little.Beat the curd and milk in a bowl to a consistency that you are looking for it can be thick or if you require it to be watery you can add some water. Add the boiled rice, sugar, cardamom powder and mix well.Now to serve just add few strand of saffron over the top and some chopped cashew nuts. Serve the Rajasthani Style Oliya Recipe (Sweetened Rice Yogurt Pudding Recipe) as a main dish during your fasting season along with a glass of Gajjar Lauki Juice Recipe (Bottle Gourd Carrot Juice). You can also serve it after Rajasthani Dal Muthiya Recipe to have a light dessert.