TAVUK GOGSU

(CHICKEN BREAST PUDDING)

    Ingredients          Measure         Amount
     Chicken breast   1/2 medium size     100 g(cooked) 
     Cracked rice             3/4 cup     150 g
     Water                    1/4 cup     60 ml
     Milk                      4 cups      1 lt
     Sugar                 1 1/5 cups     240 g
     Cinnamon              1 teaspoon       2 g
Instructions:

Cook chicken breast in water to cover, over low heat in a saucepan 10-15 minutes or until barely tender. Drain and bone tear breast into very thin hair like fibers. Set aside; chill. Cover rice with warm water for 2 hours. Drain and place into a food processor container. Process until well ground. Mix ground rice with milk in a saucepan blending well. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken breast-torn into fibers-mixing thoroughly. Cook for 5 minutes stirring gently and constantly. Reduce heat. Add sugar mixing well. Cook over very low heat for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour into individual dessert bowls. Cool and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve chilled.

6 servings

Nutritive Value (Approx. per serving):

    
        Energy ........:  368 cal  Sodium ..........:    96 mg
        Protein .......:   10.0 g  Vitamin A .......:   364 iu
        Fat ...........:    5.5 g  Thiamin (Bl) ....:  0.09 mg
        Carbohydrate ..:   69.8 g  Riboflavin (B2)..:  0.31 mg
        Calcium .......:   215 mg  Niacin ..........:  1.59 mg
        lron ..........:  0.67 mg  Vitamin C .......:     2 mg
        Phosphorus ....:   204 mg
        Zinc ..........:     1 mg  Cholesterol .....:    31 mg

Regional characteristics:

A speciality from Istanbul. Served with ice cream in the summer.