Thai-Inspired Coconut-Pandan Rice Pudding with Fresh Mango

Name: Thai-Inspired Coconut-Pandan Rice Pudding with Fresh Mango
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 frozen pandan leaves, thawed and roughly chopped; 355 milliliters coconut milk; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters raw Thai jasmine rice; 4 ripe Ataulfo mangoes, peeled, sliced, and divided into 4 servings; 1 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters water

Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 628 calories, 6g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. If you have pandan leaves, ataulfo mangoes, thai jasmine rice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Add the rice and water to a 2-quart pot, stir one, set it on high heat, and bring to a boil, uncovered. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover the pot, and allow the rice to slowly absorb all the water.

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Water

Rice

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Meanwhile, place the chopped pandan leaves and coconut milk in a blender. Blend on high speed until liquefied, about 30 seconds. Pass mixture through a fine mesh strainer set in a bowl and discard solids.

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Coconut Milk

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Blender

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Once the rice has absorbed all of the water, add to the pot the strained pandan-infused coconut milk, sugar, and salt. Give the mixture a stir and bring it to a hard boil over medium heat. Allow the rice pudding to boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

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Coconut Milk

Sugar

Water

Rice

Salt

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Pot

Remove the pot from heat and let the rice pudding sit, covered and undisturbed, for 10 minutes. Stir once and let the rice pudding sit, covered, for another 10 minutes before serving. You can also allow the rice pudding to cool completely to room temperature.

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Rice

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Pot

Divide the rice pudding into 4 servings. Top each serving with one portion of the prepared mangoes.

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Mango