Name: Sticky black rice with coconut and palm sugar
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup (200g) black glutinous rice; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scraped; 2 whole star anise; 2 cinnamon quills; 4 kaffir lime leaves; 140 gram palm sugar, chopped; 270 millilitre can coconut milk; 1/4 cup (10g) fresh shaved coconut; 1/2 small pineapple, peeled, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon finely shredded mint

Ingredients

1 cup (200g) black glutinous rice

1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds scraped

2 whole star anise

2 cinnamon quills

4 kaffir lime leaves

140 gram palm sugar, chopped

270 millilitre can coconut milk

1/4 cup (10g) fresh shaved coconut

1/2 small pineapple, peeled, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon finely shredded mint

Method

1.Place rice in a medium bowl. Cover with water; stand at least 4 hours. Drain.

2.Combine rice and 3 cups water in a medium saucepan. Add vanilla bean and seeds, star anise, cinnamon and lime leaves. Bring to boil on high heat. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 25 minutes, until rice is almost tender.

3.Stir in sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, until sugar has dissolved and rice is tender. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Using tongs, remove and discard vanilla bean, star anise, cinnamon and lime leaves.

4.Spoon rice into serving bowls. Drizzle with coconut milk. Serve topped with coconut, pineapple and mint.

If preferred, you can use dried shaved coconut available at Asian food stores, instead of fresh. Rinse the vanilla bean after use and place on paper towel until dry. Keep in a sealed container to use again, or pop into your caster sugar canister to make vanilla sugar.
Note

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