Mango sticky rice
Mango sticky rice, from above
VegVeganCentral Thailand

Mango sticky rice

Ripe mango, salty sweet coconut rice. April in Bangkok, and also any time Alphonsos are in.

45 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
4hPlan ahead. Soak for 4 hours first; the 45 minutes come after.
Mango season's crown2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayKhao niao mamuang, mango season's star.
The original
503kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
45minutessame

Mango sticky rice.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Glutinous rice (sweet rice)1 cup, soaked 4 hours
Thick coconut milk1¼ cups, split
Sugar5 tbsp
Salt½ tsp
Pandan leaves1 leaf, knotted (optional)
Rice flour1 tsp, or cornflour
Ripe mango2 large ripe mangoes, sliced
Sesame seeds1 tsp, toasted

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Drain the soaked rice and steam it over a cloth lined steamer until translucent and tender.
  2. 2Warm 200 g coconut milk with 50 g sugar, half the salt and the pandan until the sugar dissolves. Do not boil.
  3. 3Pour over the hot rice, stir, cover and rest 20 minutes.
  4. 4Simmer the remaining coconut milk with the rest of the sugar and salt and the rice flour slurry until slightly thick.
  5. 5Serve rice beside sliced mango, drizzle the sauce and sprinkle sesame.
Serve it like this

Shape the rice into a mound with a small cup, fan the mango slices beside it, pour coconut sauce over the rice and dot with sesame seeds.

Sign up free to cook this

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Make it a meal

What goes with Mango sticky rice: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

With a main Pad thai30 min
A little snack Tod mun pla35 min
A little snack Moo ping40 min
To drink Thai iced tea15 min
To drink Cha manao12 min
Sign up to send it to your cook