Mango Sticky Rice with Regular Rice
In this recipe I will show you how to easily make classic Thai style mango sticky rice with REGULAR RICE and a RICE COOKER. Freshly cooked rice soaked in sweet and creamy coconut milk, paired with sweet and juicy mangoes, this dessert-like main dish could be your most refreshing and appetizing summer dish.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
- Sauce Pot
Ingredients
Coconut flavor rice
- ¾ cup uncooked short grain rice (You can for sure use glutinous/sticky rice)
- 1 cup warm water (For soaking the rice)
- ½ cup cold water (For cooking the rice)
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tbsp sugar (Cane sugar or coconut palm sugar)
- ¼ tsp salt
Coconut slurry
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 2 tbsp sugar (Cane sugar or coconut palm sugar)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp rice starch or cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
Toppings
- 2 mangoes
- 1 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
- mint leaves (optional)
Instructions
- Soak ¾ cup of short grain rice/glutinous rice in warm water (about 60°C) for 1 hour.
- Drain the water. Do not wash the rice if you're using short grain rice. Wash the rice if you're using glutinous/sticky rice. (See content above for reasons.)
- Add ½ cup of cold water, ½ cup of unsweetened coconut milk, 2 tbsps of sugar, and ¼ tsp of salt to soaked rice, stir to mix well.
- Cook the mixture in a rice cooker. Once the cooking process is finished, allow the rice to rest in the rice cooker for 10 minutes before removing the lid.
- Dissolve 1 tbsp of cornstarch or rice starch with 1 tbsp of cold water, set aside.
- Add 1 cup of unsweetened coconut milk, 2 tbsps of sugar, and ¼ tsp of salt to a small saucepot. Cook over medium heat until simmering.
- Pour cornstarch slurry to the saucepot, stir quickly to prevent lumps. Keep stirring until the slurry is thickened into liquid glue like texture. Remove from heat.
- Pour half of the coconut slurry into the cooked rice, stir until all the liquid has been absorbed into the rice.
- Line a small round bowl with food wrap. Transfer half of the rice to the bowl. Press firmly.
- Flip the bowl on a serving plate to unmold the rice.
- Peel a sweet mango, cut into slices, put them around the rice.
- Drizzle the rice with coconut slurry and roasted sesame seeds. Decorate with mint leaves. Serve or enjoy.
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Notes
- To make 2 servings of mango sticky rice, you will just need 1 can of coconut milk (403ml).
- Authentic mango sticky rice is made from sticky/glutinous rice. This recipe is a great solution if you can't find sticky rice in your area. Our recipe can make short grain rice or sushi rice tastes 80% like sticky rice, not 100% alike, but 100% delicious.