DOODH POWVA
         (Sweet made of milk and flaked rice served cold as a dessert)
        
         2 1/2 cups milk
         1/2  cup whipping cream
         3 tbs. sugar
         1/2  cup powva * (flaked or pressed rice)
         5 tbs. slivered almonds
         tsp. cardamom powder
         1/2  tsp. powdered nutmeg
         3/4 tsp. vanilla essence
        
         Clean and wash powva. Bring milk to boil. Remove 1/4 cup milk and
         add to cream. Keep aside. In rest of milk add sugar and cook till
         sugar is melted. Boil milk once again then add powva and keep
         stirring till mixture slightly thickened (about 20 minutes).
        
         Add almonds and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and when
         bubbling stops, add cream. Cool, then add cardamom, nutmeg, and
         vanilla. Blend well and refrigerate till required. Serve cold.
        
         Variation: For richness use 2 cups of half-and-half instead of
         milk. For low fat variation, use double-strength skim milk.
        
         * Buy powva at Indian food stores.