top of page

Salt Roads Recipe

Mango Sticky Rice (Khao Niew Mamuang)

Mango Sticky Rice

Thailand

Servings

4

Prep

4 hrs 15 mins

Cook

25 mins

Total

4 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

300 g glutinous (sticky) rice

400 ml coconut milk

80 g sugar

½ tsp salt

2 ripe mangoes, sliced


Coconut topping

150 ml coconut milk

½ tsp salt

1 tsp cornflour (optional, for thickness)

Steps

  1. Soak the glutinous rice in water for at least 4 hours, then drain.

  2. Steam the rice for 20–25 minutes until tender and translucent.

  3. Heat the coconut milk with the sugar and salt until dissolved, without boiling.

  4. Transfer the hot rice to a bowl and pour over most of the coconut milk mixture.

  5. Cover and rest for 10–15 minutes to allow the rice to absorb the liquid.

  6. Heat the topping coconut milk with salt and cornflour (if using) until slightly thickened.

  7. Serve the rice warm or at room temperature with sliced mango and a spoon of coconut topping.

Serve slightly warm or at room temperature. Commonly eaten as a dessert or afternoon sweet, especially during mango season.

bottom of page