Thai Sweet Blue Sticky Rice with Mango

Thai Sweet Blue Sticky Rice with Mango or " Khao Nieow Ma Muang :ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง " in Thai. I have Thai friend from Wisconsin send me a dried of Centrosema or the butterfly peas. We call "Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน" in Thai. She teach me how to make a beautiful colour of sticky rice with mango. Here I try it. Thank you, Peepom and my husband to help me to make it and it looks yummy. I made Thai sweet sticky blue rice with out topping this time. The previous entry I show you how to make the topping for Thai Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango. Here is the link to find the recipe how to make it. http://amporn-oleski.blogspot.com/2010/05/sticky-rice-mango-version-2.html

Ingredients:
1) 2 cups sticky rice
2) 10 Centrosema or the butterfly peas "Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน"
3) 1 and 1/2 cup coconut milk
4) 1/4 tsp. salt
5) 1/2 cup sugar
6) 2 pandanus leaves
7) 3 mangoes
8) 1 Tbsp roasted sesame seed ( Optional for garnish )
9) 1 sprig Mint ( Optional for garnish)

Preparation:
1) This is perfect mango for sticky rice mango. And remember it has to be ripe mango.
2) Centrosema or the butterfly peas , Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน in Thai.
3) Wash sticky rice until water is clear and soak with the warm water for 3 hours or over night.
4) Drain and bring to steam.
5) Wash and cut pandanus leaves into 2" length then put on the bottom of sticky rice.
6) Place the soaked sticky rice on the top then bring to the steamer.
7) Pour water to boil in steamer on high heat, when the water is boiling. Then steam the sticky rice.
8) Steam sticky rice for 30-45 minutes or until grains look clear.

9) On the mean time, we can prepare the sweet coconut milk for the cooked sticky rice. In a pot, add 1 and 1/2 cups of coconut milk.
10) Add salt 1/4 tsp and 1/2 cup of sugar. Stir in a pot on medium to low heat. Stir frequently until sugar dissolves.
11) Add dried Dok Un Sun: ดอกอัญชัน into the pot.
12) Let the pot is boiling for 2-3 minutes until you see the mixture change colour into blue.
13) Bring the mixture to strain through a very fine sieve or cheesecloth.

14) When the sticky rice is cooked. Mix the steamed sticky rice in the mixture.
15) And cover it to let the coconut milk get in the rice for 15 minutes.

16) Peel mangoes and wash them well. First you have to slide through the top at the stem. Then you use the peeler to remove the skin.

17) Hold mango with your hand, and slide from the top to the bottom. And slice it again on the other side of mango. Discard the seed.
18) Cut mango into 1 cm. wide.
19) Place sweet sticky rice in a plate.
20) Arrange the cut ripe mango a side of sticky rice. Sprinkle with roasted sesame seed and garnish with mint. Enjoy!

Jackfruit stuffed with sweet black sticky rice

Jackfruit stuffed with sweet black sticky rice or "Khao Neow Dum Khanun; ข้าวเหนียวขนุน". This is something that I have never had it in Thailand but I want to make this recipe to try in my house. My photo can describe the taste of the dish. There is not much else to say more about this dessert that the colors and the flavors work excellent. This recipe is pictured above,you can see some sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds and garnish with mint. I can't have it enough.Yum!

Ingredients:
1) 1/8 cup Black sticky rice
2) 1 Cups white sticky rice
3) 1/4 tsp salt
4) 1 cup coconut milk
5) 1/4 cup sugar (If you like too sweet you can add some more sugar)
6) 2 pandanus leaves
7) 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds (Optional)
8) 1 sprig mint (Optional)
9) 2 Lb. Jackfruit

Preparation:
1) Prepare 1/8 cup black sticky rice and 1 cup white sticky rice. There is many brands of black rice but the best you find product of Thailand. Then Soak the sticky rice in the water for overnight.
2) Drain and bring to steam for 20-30 minutes or until sticky rice is cooked..
3) Place 2 pandanus leaves on top and the bottom. ( See photos )


5) If the sticky rice is cooked you can see the grains look clear.
6) This is fresh jackfruit that I got from Asian store. This is 2 Lb.
7) Here is photos I show you how to open the jackfruit. It has seed inside that we have to cut and open to take the seeds out. If you remember my Thai recipe dessert called Kha num Med Kha nun . It look like seed of jackfruit. http://amporn-oleski.blogspot.com/2010/04/thai-jackfruit-seed-dessert.html

8) While we’re waiting for the rice to be cooked, prepare coconut milk, sugar and salt to mix with it. Bring the mixture to boil on medium to low heat. Stir frequently until sugar dissolve. When the mixture is boiled, turn the heat in low.
9) After the rice is cooked. Put the steamed rice into the pot and stir quickly until the coconut get in the rice.
10) Let the sticky rice and the mixture thoroughly mix thoroughly for few minutes.
11) Things you will need for the next steps.
12) Stuff each piece of jackfruit with sticky rice.

13) Sprinkle roasted sesame seeds and garnish with mint or you can just eat plain.

Steamed Thai Banana with Sticky rice in Banana leaf.

Steamed Thai Banana with Sticky rice in Banana leaf or " Khao Tom Mud " in Thai. This is very traditional Thai dessert. It made with sticky rice, Thai banana, coconut milk, sugar and banana leaves. Thai people know Khao Tom Mud in every city or village. This is dessert recipe but it is very filling and could be served as a main course. I love it, and it may be impossible to find person who had it before doesn't like eating it. I have to learn how to make this recipe. I have to imagine how did my grandmother make it for me since I was little. I saw people made it at my wedding too and I did research some more recipe to learn how to make Khao Tom Mud. It is fun to work on banana leaves to wrap the food. This is very talented to me to learn to appreciate banana leaf here because I can't just walk to my yard and tear the banana leaves from banana tree. Hope you enjoy very traditional Thai dessert.

Ingredients:
1) 2 cups sticky rice
2) 3/4 cup coconut milk
3) 1/4 cup sugar
4) 1/2 salt
5) 7 ripe Thai banana
6) Banana Leaf

Preparation:1) Soak the sticky rice in water for 3 hours or overnight.
2) This is ripe Thai banana.
3) Peel bananas and cut into halves.
4) After soak sticky rice with water, drain and set aside.
5) In a pot, add coconut milk, salt and sugar. Turn on medium heat. Stir until ingredients are dissolved.
6) Add the sticky rice into a pot.
7) Stir constantly until the rice becomes tender and all the coconut milk is absorbed.

8) Remove from the heat and place to another bowl.
9) Cut banana leaves into 8"x10". Make sure you clean banana leaves very well and dry them off.
10) On a piece of banana leaf. Spoon sticky rice into the middle.
11) Place a sliced of banana on top of sticky rice.
12) Wrap it up as my photos are shown you how to wrap it step by step. Fold the bottom up over the filling.
13) Fold the top down to filling.
14) Then, fold the left and right corners to the center.



15) Place into the steamer.
16) When you finish work, bring to steam for 45 minutes or until sticky rice is cooked.

17) When it is cooked, you can see the banana leaves has been changed from green to brown. Remove from the heat and enjoy it. Remember we don't eat banana leaf.