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Default Dinner tonight... Jan.8

On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 9:02:00 AM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
>
> I was taught to make coconut sticky rice by a Thai friend. She was a
> wonderful cook.
>
> A mugful of the kind of Thai rice that's called sticky rice. (No
> substitutes will do)
>
> Wash it in a sieve then cover it well with water and let it soak for a
> few hours (overnight is fine). Then drain the rice and steam it. I don't
> have a rice steamer so I cook it in the sieve above boiling water under
> a lid. (about 20 mins, test to see if it's cooked)
>
> While it's cooking tip a can of coconut milk into a pan, add a pinch
> of salt and 2 tablespoons of white sugar. Gently heat it stirring
> until the sugar dissolves into the milk. When the rice is cooked, empty
> the water pan and put the rice in it. Now stir/ mix in the coconut milk,
> cover pan with lid, turn off the heat and let it stand until the rice
> has magically absorbed all the coconut milk. No lumps.
> Song always served this with sliced raw mango. Heaven.
>
> Janet uk


Sounds good to me.