Yogurt Black Sticky Rice Pudding (Sua chua nep cam)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup black sticky rice
• 2-3 pandan leaves

  (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup honey
• plain yogurt

  (no sugar, no flavor)
• crushed ice

  (for serving, optional)
• more honey

  (for serving, optional)
• mint leaves

  (for garnishing)

Instructions

• 1 Wash black sticky rice and soak for 4-6 hours. If you soak it for a shorter
  amount of time or skip this step, you will need to increase the cooking time.
• 2 After soaking, rinse rice and put in a pot. Tie pandas leaves into a knot, put
  in the same pot. Add salt and water, bring to a boil. Reduce to low - medium-low
  heat, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• 3 After 20 minutes, add honey, stir and then cover, cook for 5-10 more minutes or
  until rice is soft and the pudding is glossy and thick as you like.
• 4 Transfer to a bowl and let it cool to room temperature. Whisk yogurt until
  smooth. Put 1 part black sticky rice pudding and 2 parts yogurt in serving
  glasses or bowls. The ratio of rice pudding and yogurt is customizable. Add
  crushed ice and honey if desire.

Nutrition Info