Strawberry Milk Pudding

(Çilekli Muhallebi - Istanbul)

4 + 1/2 cups 3.25% whole milk
1/2 cup cream, 35% (heavy cream)
3/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp rice flour
4 tbsp corn starch
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400 g strawberries, rinsed, sliced + 3 tbsp powdered sugar

First, mix strawberry slices with powdered sugar in a bowl. Put aside for an hour. Place it in a blender and pulse 3-4 times.

Place and whisk 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup cream, sugar, rice flour and corn starch in a medium-size cooking pot. Dissolve the sugar at medium heat. Slowly add the 4 cups of milk. Stir constantly to make it thick enough. Add in the strawberries and continue to cook for about 2 more minutes while stirring. Immediately pour into the individual bowls. Let them cool down first. Cover and refrigerate.

Garnish the muhallebi with strawberry slices and serve.

Makes 6 - 8 servings.