Name: Black Rice Pudding
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 hr (includes cooling)
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup black rice; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 (13 1/2- to 15-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk, stirred well

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Commonly served for breakfast in parts of Southeast Asia, this dish also makes a great dessert. Chinese black rice, sometimes called forbidden rice, works well, but if you live near a Southeast Asian market you can use this same method with the more traditional Thai black sticky rice.

If you can't find any kind of black rice, substitute brown rice (not quick-cooking) — it will result in a thicker, light-colored pudding but will still be delicious.

Cooks' Note

Rice pudding keeps, covered and chilled, 5 days.

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