A moist, comforting sponge pudding steamed or baked to perfection, drenched in warm pouring syrup or rich toffee sauce.
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear and soak for 30 minutes
Add the whole milk to a pan and cook over a high heat stirring continuously until it boils. As it start to boil reduce the heat to medium
Drain the rice and add it to the pan along with the cardamom pods and cardamom powder.
Add the sugar, ground almonds (if using) and raisins (if using) then stir until you are able to squash a bit of rice between your fingers easily.
Transfer to bowls to eat and optionally sprinkle with chopped or crushed toasted almonds.