Kutya Christmas rice raisins

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Pour boiling water over the poppy and leave for 1-2 hours.

2. Step 2:

   

   Dried apricots with raisins in one bowl also pour boiling water and leave for 1-2 hours.

3. Step 3:

   

   Drain the water from dried apricots and raisins, bring its volume to 1.5 cups and pour it into a saucepan.

4. Step 4:

   

   Pour the washed rice into the water.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cover and cook on low heat until tender.

6. Step 6:

   

   Chop the walnuts (or chop as you like).

7. Step 7:

   

   Chop the almonds in a blender (or as you like).

9. Step 8:

   

   Chop the dried apricots so that it is the same size as the raisins.

10. Step 9:

    

    Add honey to the finished rice and stir. There should be a little water left in the rice just to mix the honey, excess moisture will evaporate when stirring.

11. Step 10:

    

    Drain most of the water from the poppy, and whisk the poppy with the remaining water with a blender (or grind in a mortar, or pass through a meat grinder).

12. Step 11:

    

    Put dried apricots with raisins and nuts in one convenient bowl, add poppy juice.

13. Step 12:

    

    Add the warm rice and stir.

14. Step 13:

    

    Rice kutia is ready for Christmas. Decorate it as you like and serve it to the festive table.