Gilan’s grape-flavored rice pudding

Gilan’s grape-flavored rice pudding

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A simple dessert from Gilan, perfect to enjoy with tea: rice, dark grape syrup, walnuts, and mild spices, flavored with ground cardamom and cumin.

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This simple yet delicious dessert from Gilan, in Iran, combines rice, dark grape syrup, walnuts, and spices. It is typically served with a hot cup of tea, with some chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$3.24 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.58
  • $2.20
  • $0.27
  • $0.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Once the dessert is warm and smooth in the dish, sprinkle 2-3 chopped walnuts over the top and press them gently with a spoon to help them adhere to the rice. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Gilan’s grape-flavored rice pudding

  • 1 cup of rice$0.58
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts$2.20
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom$0.27
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cumin$0.19

Total$3.24

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of rice
  • Two-thirds of a glass of dark grape syrup (or grape juice)
  • 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cumin

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