RAVANI WITH RICE

Ingredients

For the rice:

  • 750 g of glazed rice
  • 3 liters of water for soaking.

For the syrup:

  • 1350 ml water
  • 950 g granulated sugar

For the composition:

  • Lemon zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. Sharp mastic
  • 50 g granulated sugar
  • 125 g of butter

Execution:

  • Put the rice and water in a bowl and let it soak for 2 hours. strain, transfer to the food processor with the blades and beat until dissolved.
  • Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a high heat, let it boil and dissolve the sugar.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 celsius in the air.
  • Add the rice, lemon zest and vanilla extract to the saucepan with the syrup and mix.
  • Put the sugar and the mastic in a mortar and beat until the mastic dissolves and becomes a powder.
  • Put the mastic in the saucepan, reduce to medium heat and stir with a wooden spoon for 5-7 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken.
  • Remove from the heat, add the butter and stir until it melts.
  • Butter a 32 x 25 cm pan and spread the mixture inside.
  • Bake for 1:30 hours.
  • Every 30 minutes, remove from the oven and cut into 12 pieces.