illustration of black sticky rice (instagram.com/arindazikri)
Black sticky rice porridge is often accompanied by green bean porridge. Both can be mixed or separated, then served in a bowl and given a white sauce made from coconut milk.
As the name implies, black sticky rice porridge is made from black sticky rice, so the texture is much thicker, slightly sticky and soft. However, for those who are making this sweet porridge for the first time, they may often find cooked black glutinous rice still feels a little hard.
The texture of black glutinous rice which tends to be hard makes the cooking process very different from rice in general, even for white glutinous rice. So, you can apply the following recipe and how to make soft black sticky rice porridge with coconut milk gravy, right!
1. The ingredients for making black sticky rice porridge
black glutinous rice (freepik.com/xb100)Materials:
- 250 grams of black glutinous rice
- 200 grams of brown sugar, comb
- 400 ml thick coconut milk
- 1 liter of water
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 3 pandan leaves
2. Soak black glutinous rice
illustration of cooking black sticky rice porridge (youtube.com/Dapur Dina) Before cooking, the black glutinous rice that will be used must be washed first. Wash and rinse black glutinous rice three times. Then, soak black glutinous rice using 1 liter of water overnight. This soaking process makes black glutinous rice softer and softer faster when cooked.
After that, drain and set aside the soaking water. You can use the black glutinous rice soaking water to boil black glutinous rice. Reportedly, this soaking water is rich in black glutinous rice nutrition.
Next, pour the black glutinous rice soaking water into the pan. Boil the black glutinous rice soaking water over medium heat until it boils.
3. Cook black sticky rice and add brown sugar
illustration of making black sticky rice porridge (youtube.com/Dapur Dina) When it's boiling, add black glutinous rice and pandan leaves. Stir for a while, then cover the pot and let it cook until the water starts to reduce. After the water starts to shrink, reduce the heat of the stove and stir briefly the black glutinous rice.
After that, cover the pot again and let the black glutinous rice cook until tender, thick and bubbling. Then, put the combed sugar and brown sugar into the pan while continuing to stir until the two sugars dissolve so they don't burn.
While making black sticky rice porridge, you should avoid adding granulated sugar and brown sugar early. Make sure the black glutinous rice is soft and tender first. The sugar and brown sugar that are added earlier can make the black glutinous rice cook longer and the porridge will burn more easily.
4. Cook the coconut milk until it boils
boiling coconut milk with salt and sugar (instagrgam.com/vitakwee) Pour coconut milk into a different pan, then add pandan leaves and a little salt. Then, boil the coconut milk until it boils while continuing to stir so that the coconut milk doesn't break.
After the coconut milk is cooked, let it cool down to room temperature. To make it easier when it's mixed with porridge, you can put this coconut milk in a bottle, then store it in the fridge so it lasts even longer.
5. Black sticky rice porridge is ready to be served!
black sticky rice porridge illustration (instagram.com/i_am_linawati) Black sticky rice porridge is best enjoyed while warm for breakfast. The way to serve it is easy, put a few spoons of black sticky rice porridge in a bowl, then add enough coconut milk on top. This coconut milk sauce can make the taste of black sticky rice porridge that you make more savory.
To make it more varied, you can combine black sticky rice and green bean porridge. It's just that the green bean porridge that will be combined must be thicker like black sticky rice porridge. However, if asked to choose, do you prefer green bean porridge or black sticky rice porridge?
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