Chilled Banana and Pistachio Rice Pudding - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup long-grain basmati rice (preferably sweet)*
- 1/2 cup shelled natural pistachios
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 bananas, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- Garnish: about 1/4 cup shelled natural pistachios
- Accompaniment: melon compote
- *available at East Indian markets
Instructions
- In a bowl soak rice in cold water to cover 30 minutes and drain in a sieve. Rinse rice under cold water and drain.
- In a small saucepan blanch pistachios in boiling water 3 minutes and drain in a sieve. Rinse pistachios under cold water and pat dry. Rub off pistachio skins and chop pistachios coarse.
- In a heavy 1-quart saucepan melt butter over low heat and cook cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar, stirring, 1 minute. Add rice, milk, and cream and simmer gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, about 18 to 20 minutes.
- Cool pudding and transfer to a serving dish. Stir in pistachios and bananas. Chill pudding, covered, at least until cold, about 4 hours, and up to 2 days.
- Garnish pudding with pistachios and serve with compote.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).
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