Coconut Sticky Rice With Steamed Custard

• 1 cup coconut milk
  
• 1/2 cup palm sugar
  
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sticky rice
  
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 1/2 cup sugar

Special Cooking Equipment Used

• steamer
  

Cooking instructions

Step 1: Begin by washing 1 cup of sticky rice in some cold water, then drain off the water. Place the washed rice in a bowl and fill it up with some more cold water, and then leave it to soak overnight. Ensure that all the rice is covered by the water.

Step 2: Once the rice has finished soaking, drain the water, then place the rice in a container suitable for steaming. Fill the container with just enough water to cover the rice, then place in a steamer and steam for about 15 minutes.

Step 3: Whilst the rice is steaming we can make the custard. Crack 3 eggs into a jug, along with 1/2 cup of palm sugar and 1 cup of coconut milk, and mix everything together until the mixture is as smooth as you can get it.

Step 4: Pour the mixture through a strainer, and into a mould that is suitable for steaming, and steam the custard for 15 minutes. Once the custard is done, set it aside whilst we finish off the sticky rice.

Step 5: By now the sticky rice should have finished steaming, so pour 1/2 cup of coconut cream, and 1/2 cup of sugar into a saucepan and heat on a low heat whilst stirring until the sugar dissolves in the cream, then pour in the 1 cup of steamed sticky rice. Keep mixing everything together whilst heating on a medium low heat, until the coconut sticky rice drys out a bit. It took about 10 minutes for us to get the right consistency, so aim to have yours similar to what you can see on screen now – that is, thick and not too wet.

Step 6: Finally, remove the custard from the mould, slice it into layers, and then lay it on top of a portion of the coconut sticky rice, then serve and enjoy!