Sticky rice with mango, #1 Thai dessert

Shwetha

Delicious chewy glutinous rice in coconut milk sauce, served with mangoes. Vegan and gluten-free

5 from 9 votes

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Soak time 4 15

Total Time 4 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine Thai

Servings 3 people

3/4 cup Coconut milk
1/3-1/2 cup Sugar, palm sugar, jaggery, coconut sugar depending on your desired sweetness
1/4 tsp Salt

Wash glutinous rice until water runs clear. Cover it with water and let it soak for 4-10 hours.
Drain the water from rice and steam it. Use any steaming setup that you have. If the steamer has big holes make sure to line it with a damp cloth so that rice doesn’t fall through. Make sure there is space for steam to circulate.
Steam covered for 15-20 minutes. The rice will turn translucent.
Cooking time may vary based on how long the rice was soaked. Taste test to make sure it is cooked.
Note: If using any other rice, keep in mind that steaming will not cook it. You will need to cook it immersed in a liquid, please check notes section below.

When rice is steaming, place ¾ cup coconut milk, salt and sugar in a pot and gently heat until sugar dissolves. Keep the heat low as high heat may cause coconut milk to separate. Cover and keep this warm till rice finishes cooking.
When rice is done cooking and when rice is still hot, transfer it to the coconut milk + sugar mixture. Cover and rest till rice absorbs all the coconut milk. Takes about 15 minutes.

Mix rice flour and water till no lumps remain. In a small pot, add ¼ cup coconut milk, rice flour with water, salt and cook till it slightly thickens. I am sometimes guilty of adding a spoonful of sugar into this sauce.
Toast sesame seeds in a pan on medium heat till it slightly changes color.
To serve, take a portion of the rice, add chopped mangoes to the plate, top with salty coconut sauce and sesame seeds and enjoy!

If not serving immediately, cover the rice with a lid so that the rice does not dry out.

If not using glutinous rice and you want to try with other kinds of rice,

keep in mind that steaming will not cook it.
You will need to cook it immersed in a liquid.
The amount of liquid needed will depend on the rice you want to use and you may need more coconut milk than mentioned above.
In that case, take the required amount of coconut milk and cook the rice directly in the coconut milk and salt, on stove top or rice cooker.
Once the rice is cooked, add the sugar and stir until thick.
Then pour salty coconut milk sauce and serve with mango.
Other varieties of rice will not have the chewy texture of glutinous rice.

For details about what is sticky rice and where to find it, please check the blog post above.

Keyword mango sticky rice, sticky rice with mango