Purple rice is an incredibly healthy food due to its rich nutrient composition. Have you mastered the art of cooking purple rice at home yet? Let's explore how to cook sticky purple rice using a rice cooker for delicious texture with Mytour!
Guide to Cooking Sticky Purple Rice Using a Rice Cooker
1. How to Cook Sticky Purple Rice Using a Rice Cooker
Preparing ingredients:
200g of purple glutinous rice
100g of white glutinous rice
Sugar to taste
Salt
Coconut rice
Coconut milk
Ingredient Preparation
Step 1: Mix glutinous rice and regular rice in a bowl, then add water and rinse thoroughly.
Step 2: After rinsing, place the rice in a bowl and soak it in water for about 12 hours to soften the grains for easier cooking.
Step 3: Drain the rice and add a pinch of salt, then mix well.
How to cook sticky rice
Step 1: Place sticky rice in the rice cooker pot.
Step 2: Add water until the rice is fully submerged.
Step 3: Cover the rice cooker and press the cook button.
Step 4: Once the sticky rice is cooked, the rice cooker will automatically switch off. Add a little sugar or a bit of hot water to soften the rice further. Then, let it sit on the warm setting for a while.
Step 5: Place the sticky rice on a plate and drizzle with additional coconut milk for serving, optionally adding a little scallion oil for extra flavor.

How to Cook Sticky Purple Rice
Making Coconut Milk Sauce for Sticky Purple Rice
Step 1: Use one grated coconut to extract both the coconut water and flesh. Then blend the coconut flesh and coconut water together.
Step 2: Pour the ground coconut milk, 1 tablespoon of tapioca flour, and a pinch of salt into a pot.
Step 3: Place the pot on the stove, stir well, cook for about 10 minutes until the coconut milk is cooked, then turn off the heat.

Sticky rice cooked with an electric rice cooker
2. Some tips to make delicious sticky rice with an electric rice cooker
Choose round and intact glutinous rice grains.
When cooking glutinous rice, add more regular rice for a chewier texture.
Avoid adding too much water when cooking, as it may cause the rice to become mushy.
After glutinous rice is cooked and switched to the warm setting, refrain from serving immediately as it may not have reached optimal stickiness yet.
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Sticky rice is a type of food rich in nutrients beneficial for health. Hopefully, through the suggestions above, you'll learn how to cook sticky rice to treat your family and friends at home.
