Thai Sweet Sticky Rice With Mango (Khao Neeo Mamuang)

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups water

1 ½ cups uncooked glutinous sticky white rice, rinsed

2 cups coconut milk, divided

2/3 cup white sugar, or to taste

¾ teaspoon salt, divided

1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste

1 teaspoon tapioca starch

3 mangos, peeled and sliced

1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Combine water and rice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

While the rice is cooking, combine 1 ½ cups coconut milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in another saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; remove from the heat and set aside.

Stir cooked rice into coconut milk mixture. Cover and allow to cool for 1 hour.

Make a sauce by combining 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and tapioca starch in another saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir just until thickened.

Place coconut rice on a serving dish and arrange mangos on top. Pour sauce over mangos and rice.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition

• Calories: 817 kcal
• Total Fat: 26 g
• Saturated Fat: 22 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Sodium: 458 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 144 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6 g
• Total Sugars: 76 g
• Protein: 8 g