COCONUT STICKY RICE WITH MANGO
From World of Flavour
Serves 4 Prep 10 minutes (plus soaking) Cook 35 minutes Ingredients
1 ¼ cups (250g)
glutinous rice
400g can coconut milk 2 pandan leaves, twisted
and knotted (optional) ½ cup (110g) caster sugar ½ tsp sea salt
2 tsp rice flour
3 mangoes, cheeks removed, peeled and thinly sliced (see Tip) black sesame seeds
Method
Place the rice in a sieve and hold under cold running water until the water runs clear. Transfer to a large bowl and cover with plenty of cold water. Cover the bowl with a tea towel. Set aside at room temperature for at least 6 hours or overnight to soak. Line a steamer with muslin or cheesecloth (if your steamer has small holes which the rice won’t go through you can skip lining the steamer). Drain the rice and transfer to the steamer. Spread out evenly over the muslin or cheesecloth. Place the steamer over a saucepan of simmering water. Cover and steam for 30 minutes or until the rice is just tender but still firm to the bite.
While the rice steams, place the coconut milk, pandan leaves (if using), sugar and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until the sugar dissolves and coconut milk is almost to the boil (but do not, please, boil).
Transfer the rice to a large bowl. Remove the pandan leaves from the milk mixture.
Reserve ½ cup of the milk mixture in a separate bowl. Add the remaining milk mixture to the rice and stir to combine. Cover with the tea towel again and set aside, without stirring, for 10 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
While the rice is set aside, add the rice flour to the reserved milk mixture. Stir until well combined. Microwave on high, stirring every 30 seconds, for 2 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Use a small bowl or ramekin to spoon the rice into mounds on serving plates. Top with the sliced mango. Drizzle with the thickened milk mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
TIP: Use the ripest, best tree-ripened mangoes you can find. This may be worth an adventure out to your local Asian markets or farmers’ market.