Pulot Hitam

This is my favourite dessert. When I think of pulot hitam, I associate it with being at home on a lazy, balmy Sunday afternoon. Simmered long enough, the dessert takes on an oatmeal-like consistency, luxuriously sweetened with gula melaka (palm sugar), flavoured by pandan leaves, and served with a yummy drizzle of coconut milk.

Even though pulot hitam literally means black glutinous rice, the dry rice grains may look purplish. When you prepare this, as with most soupy Nonya desserts