THAI DESSERTS: This is my favourite Thai dessert. Easy to make & so good.

STICKY RICE AND MANGO DESSERT:

 

 

 

1 cup white sticky rice                                    

3 cups coconut milk

1 pandanus leaf                                                          

1 ½ cups sugar

3 medium mangoes, stone removed, sliced                 

pinch of salt

 

 

 

Soak sticky rice in enough water to cover and leave to swell overnight. Wash rice through several changes of water and drain. Line the top of a double boiler with cheesecloth and arrange rice on the cloth. Cover and steam 20-25 minutes, or until tender.

 

In a glass bowl, combine coconut milk, pandanus leaf, sugar and salt, stirring to dissolve sugar.  When rice is cooked, turn it into the coconut milk mixture, stirring to mix in well. Cover bowl and sit it in a warm place for up to 3 hours to let rice absorb the liquid. 

 

Discard leaf, and serve pudding with sliced mangoes.            

 

 

ALTERNATIVE:  Substitute white sticky rice with purple rice and proceed in the same way.