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Gurer payesh, a rice pudding made with jaggery (a type of unrefined sugar)

Gurer payesh, rice pudding with date palm jaggery

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A traditional Bengali winter dessert: fragrant rice cooked in reduced milk with bay leaf and cardamom, sweetened with jaggery, and topped with grapes and …

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Recipe from Sheikh Mehedi Hassan, R1F4T, Dolon Prova, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Gurer payesh is a traditional Bengali rice pudding, made in the winter using jaggery (a type of unrefined sugar), which gives it its characteristic caramel flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$1.87 $0.47 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.37
  • $0.98
  • $0.12
  • $0.40

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

Directions

  1. Wash the rice, let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes, then drain it.
  2. Bring the milk to a boil, then add the bay leaf and cardamom.
  3. Once the milk has thickened slightly, gradually add the rice and continue to cook over medium heat, stirring constantly.
  4. Once the rice is cooked and the milk has thickened, remove from the heat and let it cool for 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. Then, add the jaggery: when added to the milk that is too hot, it will cause it to curdle. ≈ 3 min
  6. Once the jaggery has melted, return it to the heat for a few minutes, then add the grapes and dried fruits. ≈ 3 min
  7. When the payesh has thickened, turn off the heat; serve hot or cold.

The bill

Gurer payesh, rice pudding with date palm jaggery

  • 1/2 cup of short-grain, fragrant rice$0.37
  • 1 liter of whole milk$0.98
  • 1 tablespoon of grape juice$0.12
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped cashews or pistachios$0.40

Total$1.87

that's $0.47 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup of short-grain, fragrant rice
  • 1 liter of whole milk
  • 1/2 cup of jaggery (also known as khajur gur), to your liking
  • 1 leaf of Indian bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 2 cardamom pods
  • 1 tablespoon of grape juice
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped cashews or pistachios

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