Sticky rice mango is a treat. The tastiest vegan dessert around? Possibly! So it won't surprise you what David does with an overripe mango. And to that we say thegreenlist.nl no no to.
Favourite dessert: sticky rice mango
Whenever I see sticky rice mango on a menu in a Thai restaurant, I always order it. What a treat! And kids love it too. You can very well make this Thai dish yourself at home. No need to wait until the next visit to the Thai. But the sticky rice is a bit of work.
Sticky rice mango, known as Khao Niew Mamuang, is a popular Thai dish. It consists of sticky rice cooked in coconut milk and sugar, served with fresh mango slices on top. The combination of the soft, sweet rice, juicy mango and toasted sesame seeds, create a slightly sweet, tad salty, hint of sour bite that I find really addictive. The best mangoes for this dish are the overripe varieties. Tip: try to score these on a Saturday at the market. That's when they go away at a discount and sometimes even for free. That's a sign... You need to get going with sticky rice mango.
Making sticky rice mango, too delicious a dessert to eat only occasionally in a Thai restaurant. So I make it myself. The sticky rice is the most work as it has a long wait of at least six hours. Tip: prepare it the day before!
Sticky rice mango according to traditional Thai recipe
Kitchenware
- measuring cup
- steamer basket
- baking sheet
- (saucepan)
- sieve
Ingredients
- 200 gr sticky rice (on sale at the toko)
- 1 ripe mango
- 200 ml coconut milk or coconut cream
- 3 el sugar
- 1 el cane sugar
- 1 piece of santen
- optional roasted sesame or mung beans (the latter also on sale at the toko)
Instructions
Making sticky rice (day in advance)
- Wash the sticky rice well so that the excess starch washes away.
- Soak the sticky rice in water for at least 6 hours: put it under water in a measuring cup the night before.
- Drain the sticky rice and steam in a steamer basket for 25 minutes until tender. To steam the sticky rice: use a bamboo steamer basket with some baking paper on the bottom so the rice does not stick to the basket. You can also hang a strainer over a pan of boiling water to steam the rice.
prepare coconut sauce and mango
- Pour the coconut milk into a small pan and put it on low heat.
- Add the santen, sugar, cane sugar and salt and stir until the santen and sugar are dissolved. Note: if you heat santen too hard, it will start to taste like soap.
- Chop the mango and set aside.
- Spoon a few tablespoons of sticky rice on a plate and top with pieces of mango.
- Pour the coconut milk liberally over the top.
- Optional: garnish with some toasted sesame or roasted mung beans.
Also watch the video of this recipe
We'll show you the sticky rice mango recipe step by step. It is not difficult to make. You just have to take into account the waiting time of the sticky rice. If you want to prepare it, you'd better start soaking the sticky rice, which can be bought at the toko a day before. Find more shopping tips for the toko here.
More food tips from thegreenlist.nl
- Also see: vegan baking: lemon poppy seed cake.
- Also see: tips to save the sought-after fruit and vegetable boxes through Too Good To Go.
- Also see: sustainable grocery challenge.
Photo credits: main image: Riki Risnandar & Princess Grace (Pexels), other: thegreenlist.nl.
