GLUTINOUS RICE WITH COCONUT TOPPING

Ingredients:
2 cups glutinous rice soaked for 6 hours
1 tsp salt
2 pandan leaves
250 ml thin coconut milk
200 ml thick coconut milk
Few banana leaves cut into 4x6 inches and blanched in hot water.

The Topping:
2 cups fresh grated coconut ( white only)
½ cup palm sugar (gula Melaka)
2 tbs sugar
4 tbs water
2 pandan leaves

Method:
Mix the glutinous rice with the thin coconut milk and salt.
Put into a greased metal container, add the pandan leaves.
Steam for about 20 minutes till all liquid is absorbed.
Stir in the thick coconut milk, steam for another 5 minutes.
Remove the pandan leaves. keep aside.

The Topping:
Dissolve the sugars ,add the grated coconut and pandan leaves.
Cook till the mixture is soft and dry.
Remove from heat and let it cool.

Now put 1 big spoonful of the cooked glutinuous rice in the
middle of the banana leaf.
Top with a generous dollop of coconut filling.
Fold banana leaf into a neat pyramid shape.
You can even serve it on a plate.
Good for breakfast or tea.