Black Rice Pudding (Bubur Ketan Hitam)

Ingredients:

* 1¾ cup black glutinous rice
* 2 pandan leaves
* 5 cups of water
* ½ cup palm sugar syrup
* Pinch of salt
* 1½ cups fresh squeezed thick coconut milk

Instructions:

• Rinse rice thoroughly for 2 minutes under running water. Drain well. Put 5 cups of water, rice and pandan leaves into a heavy stockpot. Simmer over medium heat for approximately 40 minutes.
• Add palm sugar syrup and continue to cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with a pinch of salt. Remove from heat, allow to cool. Serve at room temperature, topped with a swirl of fresh squeezed creamy coconut milk.

Helpful hints: As fresh coconut milk turns rancid fairly quickly, a pinch of salt is usually added to the milk to preserve it for a few hours.

Makes 4 servings.