Ghanaian breakfast recipe: rice water

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 5 1/2 -6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• honey/ sugar (any sweetener of choice)
• powdered or evaporated milk to serve
• Dash of nutmeg for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash rice and pour in a large saucepan with 5 cups of water and put on a high heat.

2. 2

   Boil for about 20 minutes till the rice has soaked the water and soft. Add the salt and the other one cup water if needed. Using a ladle, beat the rice against the saucepan to form a smooth- pudding like consistency.

3. 3

   Add the nutmeg and sweetener of choice let it simmer for about five minutes.

4. 4

   Serve with milk of choice and sprinkle with tiny dash of nutmeg for garnish.