Australian Christmas Recipes

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Christmas is a festival celebrated all over the world. There are different traditions involved in the celebration of Christmas in different countries. However, one commonly found and loved tradition is of cooking delicious yummy food for Christmas and this can be better made with Australian Christmas recipes.

Australian Christmas recipes are known for their innovation, quality and range. Various cities in Australia have their own specialty in cooking a special dish for Christmas. Seafood is used a lot in Australia and the simple reason behind this is that the continent is surrounded by ocean. However, today you will also find Australian Christmas recipes that do not include seafood and are preferred by Australians.

Read a head to find some of the most popular Australian Christmas recipes:

1. Drover's Nut Rice from Australia

This rice is not like the ordinary rice made everyday it is special because it includes nuts and raisins that give us a sweet taste and also their nutrients.

• Ingredients:
  • 125 g raisins or sultanas
  • Water
  • Almonds
  • Walnuts
  • Sugar
  • 250 g rice

• Method:
  • Take a saucepan and keep it on low flame.
  • When it becomes hot a bit then add little water in it
  • Let the water boil. After it starts to boil, then add little sugar in it and stir till the sugar dissolves in it.
  • Continue stirring until all the water turns into vapor.
  • Now add rice in it and cover the pan with a lid.
  • Let the rice cook.
  • Now add raisins, almonds and walnuts in it.
  • Mix the ingredients until they are coated with sugar.
  • Now serve this hot rice.

2. White Christmas Recipe from Australia

This is popular and commonly made recipe in Australia. It is easy to make and tastes wonderful.

• Ingredients:
  • One cup desiccated coconut
  • 225 grams copha
  • Three fourth cup of sifted icing
  • Three cups rice bubbles
  • One cup mixed fruit. You can use any fruits of your desire.
  • One cup dry powdered milk
  • vanilla essence
  • sugar (as per taste)

• Method:
  • Take a bowl and add in it rice bubbles.
  • Then add in it the cup of mixed fruits, desiccated coconut, dry powdered milk and icing sugar and mix well.
  • Now take a saucepan and heat it on a low flame.
  • Then add the copha in it and let it melt.
  • After it melts, add it to the other ingredients and mix well.
  • Now put this mixture in a biscuit tray and keep it in the refrigerator for ten to twelve hours.
  • After that remove the mixture from the refrigerator and then cut it into squares or desired shapes.

• Tip:
  • You can even use white chocolate if you do not find copha.

These two popular Australian Christmas recipes are easy to make and delicious to taste. So, try them out this Christmas and make your Christmas special.