Medium
4
By Eleanor Ford
Published 2019
Glossy black grains of rice stuck to our daughter’s baby cheeks has become a familiar sight as she so loves this inky pudding. Any Asian supermarket should sell black rice from either Indonesia or Thailand. It is packed with nutrients and has a great nuttiness, but needs long soaking to soften the fibre-packed hulls before cooking. I like the rice not too sweet (do add more palm sugar if you’d prefer) and a luscious topping of salty coconut cream provides the perfect unctuous contrast.
Wash the rice well in several changes of water, picking out any grit or husks. Leave to soak in cold water overnight.
Drain the water and wash the rice again. Put in a pan with
Discard the pandan leaves and stir in the palm sugar. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring, for a final 5 minutes. Leave to cool to room temperature.
Mix a pinch of salt into the coconut cream and serve in a jug to drizzle cool white over inky black.
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