Quarter the dried apricots. Wash the lemon with hot water and rub the peel.
Rinse a saucepan with cold water (this will prevent the milk from burning so quickly). Bring the milk with rice, sugar, lemon zest and apricots to a boil. Cover the rice pudding and let it soak over low heat for approx. 15-20 minutes.
Toast the almond flakes in a pan without fat. Garnish the rice pudding with it and serve.