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Ingredients
- 1 cup glutinous (sweet) rice, preferably long-grain
- 1 1/4 cup coconut milk, fresh or canned (see note)
- 1/2 cup granulated cane sugar, raw sugar or light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup coconut cream, fresh or canned (see note)
- 1 or 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and cut in 1/2-inch slices
Method
- Put rice in a bowl and rinse several times in cold water until water is clear, not milky, then drain.
- Cover rice with cold water and let soak for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Drain rice using a fine-meshed sieve or colander (line with cheesecloth if colander holes are too large).
- Place rice over a pot of rapidly simmering water (dont allow water to touch sieve) and steam, covered, for 15 minutes.
- Remove lid and flip rice over.
- Continue steaming, covered, for 10 minutes, until rice is translucent and glossy.
- Taste to make sure rice is completely cooked; it may take up to 10 minutes more.
- Turn off heat.
- Fluff rice with a wooden spoon, then cover and let rest for 5 minutes.
- While rice cooks, put coconut milk, sugar and salt in a small saucepan over low heat.
- Cook, stirring, just until sugar is dissolved.
- Set aside.
- Put warm rice in a serving bowl.
- Pour coconut milk mixture over rice and stir well.
- Leave for 10 minutes to let absorb, then stir in coconut cream.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with mango slices.