Yield: 4 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Sweet rice |
1 cup | Coconut milk |
⅓ cup | + 2 tb sugar |
¾ teaspoon | Salt |
¼ cup | Coconut cream |
1 each | Ripe mango |
Soak, rinse & steam the rice. Set aside.
In a small pot, over medium heat, combine coconut milk, ⅓ c sugar & ½ ts salt & cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes. Pour ¼ c of this mixture over the warm rice & toss gently until just combined.
Cover & set aside for 30 minutes.
In another small pot, over medium heat, bring remaining sugar, salt & coconut cream to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 5 to 8 minutes.
Mound the rice on an oval shaped platter & drizzle with coconut cream mixture. Peel, halve & cut mango into ½" thick sloces. Place next to rice on platter.
Grace Young, "The Best of Thailand: A Cookbook"