Bubur Ketan Hitam (Sweet Black Rice with Coconut Milk)

Bubur ketan hitam is a dish of black glutinous rice pudding with coconut milk.

Ingredients

Porridge

  • 250 grams black glutinous rice
  • 1 ½ litres water
  • 2 pandan leaves
  • 250 grams coconut sugar or palm sugar, microwaved for couple minutes to dissolve easily
  • 1 pinch salt

Coconut milk sauce

  • 350 ml thick coconut milk
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 pandan leaves
Bubur Ketan Hitam (Sweet Black Rice with Coconut Milk)

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Procedure

Porridge

  1. Soak black glutinous rice in water overnight.
  2. Drain the rice. Cook with water and pandan leaves until soft and thick.
  3. Add coconut sugar and salt, and continue cooking until the sugar is dissolved and the water is absorbed.

Coconut milk sauce

  1. Cook thick coconut milk with salt and pandan for a few minutes.
  2. Serve the black rice pudding in a bowl, and pour coconut milk sauce on top.

Notes, tips, and variations

  • Additional toppings might be added, such as sliced baked banana, brown sugar powder, or cinnamon powder.