If Valentine’s Day had a favorite dessert, it would be rose petal pudding

February is the month of love, and I get so excited about it. This is our second Valentine’s Day post-marriage. I feel butterflies thinking about it.

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t Last year I woke up to the most beautiful and brightest bunch of roses and breakfast in bed, what more a girl can ask for? We made our favorite meal together and then I surprised him with my secret dessert “rose pudding.” To my delight, he absolutely loved rose pudding. It was so blissfully creamy, fragrant and soft just like love. It was perfect.

t If you want to surprise your significant other this Valentine’s Day and are looking for a recipe, trust me, this is the one. You can make it beforehand so you don’t have to worry on the V-Day. It tastes and smells of roses, exactly what you want on Valentine’s Day.

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Rose pudding recipe

t Serves: 3

t Prep time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes | Inactive time: 30 minutes | Total time: 55 minutes

t Ingredients

• 3 cups milk

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• 1/2 cup rice

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• 1/4 cup dried rose petals

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• 3 tablespoons sugar

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• 2 tablespoons fresh cream

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• 1/2 teaspoon rose water

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• Nuts of your choice, about a handful

t Directions:

1. Wash and soak rice for about half an hour.

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2. Take a heavy-bottomed pan and put it on a medium flame. Add milk into it and let it boil.

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3. When milk boils, add rice. Turn the flame to low and keep stirring so the milk doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

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4. Let rice cook in milk slowly. In about 7-10 minutes, when rice is almost cooked, add dried rose petals.

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5. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes then add sugar, rose water, cream and nuts. I used cashews and pistachios. Do not forget to stir.

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6. Let everything mix together for another 3-4 minutes.

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7. Turn off the flame and let the pudding cool down.

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8. When the rose pudding is at room temperature put it in refrigerator until chilled.

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9. Garnish with some rose petals and pistachios while serving and enjoy!