Greek Rice Pudding (Rizogalo). Greek rice pudding is a simple, comforting, and delicious dessert. Some Greek versions make rizogalo with eggs, but this is an egg-free version. Ladle rice pudding into individual serving dishes and sprinkle with cinnamon.

If you haven't tried a Greek rice pudding before you will be surprised by the deliciousness of such humble ingredients. Greek rice pudding is a thick and creamy treat—it takes quite a bit of stirring action to thicken properly, but the end result is really worth the effort. It gets its name, rizogalo, from its two main ingredients—rice (rizi) and milk (gala). You can have Greek Rice Pudding (Rizogalo) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Greek Rice Pudding (Rizogalo)

1. Prepare 4 tablespoons of Rice.
2. You need 1 cup of Water.
3. It's 4 cups of Milk.
4. It's 1/2 cup of Sugar.
5. It's 2 tablespoon of Corn Flour.
6. You need 1 of Vanilla stick or powder.
7. Prepare of Cinnamon.

The sweet pudding shows its Greek roots with a hint of citrus. Rizogalo is named after its two key ingredients, rizi meaning rice and gala meaning milk, and it is in a class by itself (which is why even calling it "rice pudding" feels wrong). If you have only ever had xeno (that is, not Greek) rice puddings, you are in for a treat. What you have here is a recipe for a dish.

Greek Rice Pudding (Rizogalo) step by step

1. Pour the water into a sauce pan and add the rice. Let boil for about 10 minutes..
2. Once the rice has boiled drain, and add 3 1/2 cups of the Milk stir and simmer for 15 minutes but you need to keep stirring, so that the rice does not stick. Dissolve the Corn Flour into the 1/2 cup of Milk that’s left over and add into the sauce pan along with the Sugar. Stir and continue to boil for at least 10 minutes until thick..
3. Once the Rizogalo has thickened add the Vanilla, stir and then pour into your desserts bowls. Let it cool for 1 hour and top with Cinnamon. This dessert can eaten warm or cold..
4. Kali Orexi!!!.

Greek rice pudding is just one of those delightfully straightforward, simple dishes. However simple it may be to make, it is not so simple for non-Greek people to pronounce. And I feel strongly that this dessert must be pronounced correctly before one should be allowed to eat it. This Greek Rice pudding recipe might be one of the best Greek desserts out there. It is a labor of love, but the results are worth is - every Greek One of the biggest request we've gotten between both sites is this recipe.