Bubur Merah Putih: ‘Red & White’ Sweet Rice Porridge (Vegan)

Method10 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Wash the jasmine rice (200 g) and sticky rice, cover with additional water and soak for 2 hours. Drain before cooking; reserve the measured 2200 ml water for the syrup and porridge.

   Soak rice · 120 minUses 200 g jasmine rice · 150 g white sticky rice · Water as needed for the two-hour rice soak, drained before cooking

2. 2

   Step 2: In a small pot, add 200 ml water and the palm sugar (200 g). Boil until the palm sugar has melted. Turn off the stove. Strain the syrup and set aside.

   Uses 200 ml water for syrup · 200 g palm sugar

3. 3

   Step 3: Strain the jasmine rice and the sticky rice, then put it in a big cooking pot with the pandan leaves (3), salt (to taste) and 2000 ml water. Bring it to boil over medium heat.

   Uses soaked, drained rice mixture · 3 Pandan leaves, knotted · Salt to taste · 2000 ml water for rice

4. 4

   Step 4: Lower the heat to low flame and continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until the porridge is half done.

   Cook porridge half done · 10 minUses rice mixture in aromatic water

5. 5

   Step 5: Add the coconut milk (200 ml) and continue cooking for another 15 to 20 minutes, until the porridge is thickened and well cooked. Gently stir during the whole cooking process to avoid burning.

   Finish porridge · 20 minUses partly cooked rice porridge · 200 ml coconut milk

6. 6

   Step 6: Turn off the heat and transfer ¼ part of the porridge to a bowl. This will be the white porridge part.

   Uses one quarter of cooked porridge

7. 7

   Step 7: Put the remaining porridge back on the stove and turn on the heat to low.

   Uses remaining three quarters of cooked porridge

8. 8

   Step 8: Add the palm sugar syrup and gently stir the porridge for another 10-15 minutes.

   Sweeten brown porridge · 15 minUses remaining porridge · palm-sugar syrup

9. 9

   Step 9: Turn off the heat.

   Uses sweetened brown porridge

10. 10

    Step 10: For the plating, scoop the red porridge as a base on a serving plate/bowl, and then top it with the white porridge.

    Uses finished brown porridge · reserved white porridge