Ingredients

4 kg of rice
3 kg of sugar
25 kg of water
1 ½ kg tahini
1 tablespoon of fine salt
3 vanillas
peel of 4 lemons
dried fruit, apricots, nectarines, figs, raisins, etc. in very small pieces, optional
cinnamon powder or whatever you prefer, for garnish
1 kg of chopped nuts for garnish, optional

Execution

1.In a suitable pot, add the water, salt and lemon peel (and dried fruit if desired) and boil for ten minutes.
2.Add the well-washed rice.
3.Let it boil for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
4.Remove the lemon peels and add them to the rice.
5.Add the sugar and mix until it melts well.
6.Allow the rice to soften a little more, but not more than 15´ minutes.
7.Remove the pot from the heat.
8.Add the vanilla and tahini a little at a time, don't overmix and keep stirring until it's done.
9.If the mixture is too thick, add a little water.
10.Be careful because the rice will continue to absorb water until it cools down.
11.Cover it for 5´ minutes, with a cloth, to slow it down.
12.Serve before it starts to cool in wet bowls.
13.Garnish with some cinnamon powder, or grated coconut or chocolate or pollen or nuts or whatever you like.
14.Tip:
15.This tahinorizo is in appearance and even in taste, when successful, like rice milk and nutritious.
16.It is a fasting food and can be eaten even during Holy Week.
17.Its success lies in the fact that it thickens without niseste and its taste does not have a strong tahini flavour.
18.In this day and age when there are fasted milks, we can use them instead of water.
19.You can also create milk by soaking peeled oats for 1 hour and then blending them in a blender, replacing the water.