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Purple Sticky Rice

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Purple sticky rice are glutinous rice that turns a violet color once cooked. Black sweet rice is mixed with white sticky rice to achieve this violet color. Not only does it look beautiful and appealing, it taste delicious as well. You can eat sticky rice in place of rice. It’s a popular dish for gatherings.

Ingredients: 

  • 4 cups white Sticky rice (glutinous rice)
  • 1 cup black sticky rice (sweet rice)

Instructions:

In a big bowl soak the white sticky rice in hot water. In a medium pot, boil 3 cups of water with the black sticky rice for 30 minutes. Stir every 5-10 minutes. After 30 minutes, pour the black sticky rice with the white sticky rice. Stir well and let it sit for 15-20 minutes.



Put the steamer pot on the stove and bring it to a boil. Drain and pour the sticky rice into a steamer basket. Put the basket on top of the steamer and steam for 30 minutes. Stir and let it steam for 15 minutes. Pour 1 cup of water over the rice and stir again. Steam it again until soft. 

To make regular white sticky rice, you can soak the sticky rice overnight or a couple of hours before. Then steam the rice following my direction above. Enjoy! 

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Purple Sticky Rice

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups White Sticky rice (glutinous rice)
  • 1 cup Black sticky rice (sweet rice)

Instructions

  • In a big bowl soak the white sticky rice in hot water. In a medium pot, boil 3 cups of water with the black sticky rice for 30 minutes. Stir every 5-10 minutes. After 30 minutes, pour the black sticky rice with the white sticky rice. Stir well and let it sit for 15-20 minutes.
  • Put the steamer pot on the stove and bring it to a boil. Drain and pour the sticky rice into a steamer basket. Put the basket on top of the steamer and steam for 30 minutes. Stir and let it steam for 15 minutes. Pour 1 cup of water over the rice and stir again. Steam it again until soft.
  • To make regular white sticky rice, you can soak the sticky rice overnight or a couple of hours before. Then steam the rice following my direction above. Enjoy!