Black Glutinous Rice Pudding

My first recipe post begins with something sweet, yup and it's healthy too.Black glutinous rice, also known as black sticky rice, has long dark grains and a nutty taste reminiscent of wild rice.This rice is mostly in thai, chinese and philippino desserts. You can get this rice at any asian stores in the US. The basic recipe calls for coconut milk, but here I have used grated coconut.It can be baked or cooked like rice. It has numberous health benefits like helping lower cholestrol levels and improving blood circulation...so I guess we can consider this a healthy dessert - right ?

Ingredients

Red Rice – 1 Cup
Water – 2 ½ Cups
Salt – a pinch
Sugar -2 ½ tbsp
Grated Coconut – 1/3 Cup

Soak the red rice with some water for about 15 minutes. Pressure cook the rice with 2 ½ cups of water for about 2 whistles or 10 minutes. Add a pinch of salt to the rice. Once the rice is cooked, add the sugar and the grated coconut.

Garnish with a little grated coconut of top while serving.