Pudding rice is short-grained white rice which is suitable for desserts, having a creamy taste when cooked. As the rice is further broken it is also excellent for adding to soups, stews and casseroles to bulk out meals and add a creamy texture.
You do not have to soak pudding rice before use. Combine it with milk, eggs and nutmeg to make traditional British rice pudding. Outside the UK, the pudding is often flavoured with cardamom, cinnamon, saffron, rosewater, pistachios, almonds or fruit. For example Tibetan Rice pudding recommends using broken pudding rice to absorb milk and honey for around 40 minutes before adding apples and raisins for the last ten minutes of cooking, this makes a very smooth pudding. To ensure your pudding is smooth not stocky, rinse the starch from the rice before cooking.