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Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

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A creamy Greek rice pudding, gently simmered with lemon zest and vanilla, and served very cold after being chilled.

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Recipe from Ramac, Timendum, Xaura and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Greek dessert, known as “risogalo,” is made with very few ingredients. Cooked over low heat, the rice becomes soft and creamy, with a lemon flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$2.06 $0.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.50
  • $1.41
  • $0.05
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the milk with the vanilla, sugar, and lemon zest.
  2. When the milk is about to boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and pour in the uncooked rice. The milk should come to a gentle boil. Stir very little: at low temperatures, the rice will stick. Be especially careful to avoid lumps and a skin forming on the milk. ≈ 4 min
  3. Once the milk has been absorbed, after approximately half an hour (and never less than twenty minutes), pour the mixture into a container, let it cool, and then refrigerate.
  4. Serve chilled, and stir before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Greek rice pudding with lemon and vanilla

  • 500 ml of milk$0.50
  • 80 g of round rice$1.41
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar$0.05
  • The zest of 1 lemon$0.10

Total$2.06

that's $0.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 ml of milk
  • 80 g of round rice
  • Half a packet of vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • The zest of 1 lemon

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