Spiced Basmati Rice Breakfast Cereal

Name: Spiced Basmati Rice Breakfast Cereal
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups organic brown basmati rice, rinsed well; 3 1/2 cups water or soymilk; 1 1/2 sticks cinnamon; 2 green cardamom pods; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated if possible; 1/2 cup currants or raisins; 2 cups milk, heavy cream, rice milk, or soymilk; 3 tablespoons coconut, flaked and toasted; 1/2 cup walnuts or almonds, coarsely chopped and toasted; Honey, for drizzling (optional)

December 9, 2011

Most Americans would consider eating oatmeal for breakfast, but for the vast majority of Asians, rice is the breakfast food of choice. Here is a distinctively Indian variation on the Asian breakfast theme that can be cooked while you sleep and be ready for breakfast when you wake up.

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