Thai Mango With Cardamom Rice Pudding Recipes

THAI RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the rice in a large pot and add 2 cups of the water. Allow it to soak for 10 to 30 minutes.
• Once this time has passed, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of water and the salt. Stir well.
• Place the pot over high heat. As soon as the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and cover 3/4 of the pot so the lid is sitting askew, allowing some of the steam to escape.
• Boil the rice for 15 to 20 minutes, or until all the water has been absorbed.
• Turn off the heat, but keep the pot on the burner. Place the lid on tight and allow the rice to "steam" for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the lid and add the coconut milk, stirring until well mixed. You may have to break up the rice a little with a spoon or fork as the lower temperature allows the rice to stick together.
• Turn the heat back on low and, while gently simmering, add 3/4 cup to 1 cup sugar. Start with the lesser amount and taste, adding more if needed.
• Add the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• Taste the pudding for sweetness. Add more sugar to enhance the sweetness or more coconut milk if the pudding is too sweet. The rice will eventually absorb most of the coconut milk, creating a very thick rice pudding.
• In the following step, you have two options: add coconut milk to the entire batch to make a thinner pudding that can be easily scooped into bowls, or serve the thick pudding in individual serving bowls and pour coconut milk , cream, or the milk of your choice around it.
• Garnish each serving by sprinkling extra cinnamon or nutmeg on top. Decorate it with cinnamon sticks, whole star anise, crushed peanuts, or toasted coconut if desired.
• Enjoy.

THAI MANGO WITH STICKY RICE (MAMUANG KAO NIEO)

Steps:

• To make the sticky rice, refer to my sticky rice recipe, which I have also posted.
• Season the coconut cream with some salt and refrigerate it.
• Dissolve sugar and salt in coconut milk.
• Mix and stir the coconut milk with the warm sticky rice and let it stands for 30 mins.
• To serve, place some mango strips over a large scoop of sticky rice mixture and add some coconut cream over the top.

THAI MANGO WITH CARDAMOM RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine whole milk and basmati rice in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium, and gently boil 40 minutes or until mixture thickens. (Mixture will be a chowder like consistency.)
• Stir in sweetened condensed milk, cardamom, and salt; cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Spoon 1/2 cup cup rice mixture into each of 8 dessert bowls.
• Top each serving with 1/4 cup chopped mango.

CREAMY RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine ¾ cup rice, milk, sugar, and salt in a large dutch oven or small stock pot.** Bring to a low boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Once boiling, lower the heat and let it simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes, until the rice is starting to fall apart. Stir occasionally as it simmers.
• Add the remaining ¼ cup of rice, and simmer for another 20 minutes, unti that rice is cooked through but still holding its shape, and the liquid has thickened significantly. Stir a little more frequently for these last 20 minutes, scraping the bottom often. If/when it develops a skin, feel free to lift it away with a fork, or just stir it back in.
• It should be a pourable consistency, but not runny. It will set a little more once you pour it into bowls. Stir in any flavorings off the heat (if using), pour into individual servings, and sprinkle on toppings (if using).

RICE PUDDING WITH CARDAMOM

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt the butter at medium heat. Add rice, cardamom, cinnamon and stir to coat the rice. Add milk and sugar and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and let simmer, stirring often, 25 to 30 minutes or until almost all liquid has absorbed and rice is tender. (You can prepare this step in advance, let cool and put in an hermetic container. It will be good up to the next day in the fridge). Serve the rice pudding warm, sprinkle with pistachios and honey.