Sticky rice

Now that the mango rains have arrived, it is now mango season. During this time of the year you can get some very delicious mangoes. It is also the time of the year in which our favorite Thai dessert is abundantly available. Our favorite Thai dessert is khao niow ma-muang or mangoes and sticky rice. Sticky rice is made from glutinous rice. You serve the sticky rice with coconut cream and sliced mangoes. It might sound strange to think of eating rice with fruit but this dessert is incredible! I have decided that I'd like to learn how to make mangoes and sticky rice myself. To do that, you need a special sticky rice steamer like the one shown. To start, you must soak your sticky rice grains in water for about 5 hours. After this, you give the rice a clean water rinse and place it in the bamboo basket. You then add about 2 cups of water to the metal pot and place the pot with bamboo basket directly on your gas burner. You bring the water to a boil and then cover the top of the bamboo steamer with any lid you have. You steam the rice for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, you make the coconut cream with coconut milk and sugar. When the rice is finished, you pour the coconut cream over the rice and serve warm with fresh mango. It is such a treat and this is my new project for this week!