Black Rice Pudding
(Bubur Ketan Hitam)

 

Ingredients:
1¾ cup black glutinous rice
2 pandan leaves
5 cups of water
½ cup palm sugar syrup
Pinch of salt
1½ cups fresh squeezed thick coconut milk
Instructions:
Rinse rice thoroughly for 2 minutes under running water. Drain well. Put 5 cups of water, rice and pandan leaves into a heavy stockpot. Simmer over medium heat for approximately 40 minutes.
Add palm sugar syrup and continue to cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with a pinch of salt. Remove from heat, allow to cool. Serve at room temperature, topped with a swirl of fresh squeezed creamy coconut milk.

Helpful hints: As fresh coconut milk turns rancid fairly quickly, a pinch of salt is usually added to the milk to preserve it for a few hours.

Makes 4 servings.