- STEP 1
Soak black rice in water overnight or atleast 6 hours (to reduce cooking time of black rice).
- STEP 2
Boil sugarcane juice for 10-15 mins on low flame and then sieve it using muslin cloth or fine strainer to filter out particles/ scum(if any) .
- STEP 3
Boil black rice with its soaked water and filtered sugarcane juice on low flame for 30 mins.
- STEP 4
Add thick coconut milk into black rice and sugarcane pudding and continue to boil on low flame for another 15 mins till rice cooks perfectly while is still chewy and nutty and pudding is thick creamy consistency; lastly sprinkle aromatic cardamom powder and give it a stir. Switch off the flame.
- STEP 5
Finally garnish the pudding with slices of fresh coconut and serve warm or chilled as per your preference.
- STEP 6
Enjoy this delicious (refined sugar free) healthy Indian pudding made with nutritious native ingredients like black rice and sugarcane juice :)