A spicy, sweet, thai-inspired dish, great for dessert or breakfast. Sweet black rice can be found at a grocery store near you; it's a glutinous rice, which means it's sticky, and perfect for pudding. Makes 6 servings of 1/2 cup each, for only 135 cals. Great served hot or cold!
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Ingredients
| 200 |
g sweet black rice, dry (1 cup) |
| 50 |
ml light coconut milk |
| 13 |
g shredded coconut, unsweetened (2 tbsp) |
| 1 |
tsp cinnamon |
| 1/2 |
tsp cloves |
| 1 |
tsp cardamom |
| 1 |
dash allspice |
| 1 |
dash salt |
Directions
- Wash or rinse rice well. Put the rice in a (preferably thick-bottomed) pot. Add 3 cups of water to the rice and let it soak for 24 hours.
- After soaking, add a dash of salt, put the pot on the stove and let it come to a boil. Stir well.
- Reduce heat and let it simmer, covered. While simmering, stir occasionally to prevent sticking, and add water as necessary (make sure to watch it, because it *will* stick, and you *will* need to add water a few times). It will simmer for about 90 minutes in total.
- After simmering for 30 minutes, add the spices, plus some non-calorie sweetener to taste. (I used stevia. If you prefer sugar, add 1/4 cup of sugar, and adjust the nutritionals per serving upwards by 33 calories, to 168 calories per serving).
- At the 60 minute point, add the shredded coconut. (Remember to keep stirring and adding water if you need to!) NOTE: With only 2 tbsp of coconut, this didn't turn out very coconut-y! Try increasing the coconut to 6 tbsp, which will increase the cals by 30 per serving, to 165 cals per serving. It's a great flavour, and totally worth it.
- Remove from heat after it has been simmering for 90 minutes. It should be thick and pudding-like; if not, continue simmering until it has thickened. Add the coconut milk. Taste it and adjust the spices or sweetener if desired.
- Serve hot or cold! I served mine hot with a tbsp of raisins on top, although a few cranberries and orange zest would have been great, too.
Categories
Rice, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Thai, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Advance, Slow Cook, Vegetarian
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