Sticky Rice with Coconut Milk and Mango

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Sticky rice is mixed with sweet coconut milk and mango in this Thai-inspired sweet rice dessert that your family and friends will love.

Ingredients

1 cup sweet (glutinous) rice
1 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 ripe mango - peeled, seeded, and sliced

Directions

1 Rinse sweet rice until water runs clear. Soak rice in warm water, 2 to 4 hours. Drain.
2 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Line the steamer with cheesecloth and spoon rice into cheesecloth; steam until thoroughly cooked, about 20 minutes. Remove the steamer from heat and transfer rice to a serving bowl.
3 Mix together coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a large saucepan; bring to a simmer. Pour 3/4 of the coconut milk mixture over rice; cover the bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.
4 Pour remaining coconut milk mixture over rice and top with mango slices.