Portuguese rice pudding

Ingredients

• 180 g Portuguese short-grain rice
• 800 ml milk
• 250 ml water
• 160 g sugar
• 1 strip lemon peel
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 pinch of salt
• Ground cinnamon to finish

Step-by-step method

1. Simmer the rice in water with a pinch of salt until most of the water is absorbed.
2. Warm the milk separately with lemon peel and cinnamon stick.
3. Gradually add the hot milk to the rice and simmer over low heat, stirring regularly.
4. Once the rice is soft and creamy, stir in the sugar and cook for another 5 minutes.
5. Remove lemon and cinnamon, spoon into bowls and sprinkle with ground cinnamon once slightly cooled.