Fragrant sweet golden rice bursting with warming spices and exquisite flavours from sweet pineapple and coconut. Delicious vegan sweet yellow rice dessert.
Sweet yellow rice or golden rice is something my mum used to make when I was a kid as an after school snack (and even when I wasn’t a kid anymore!). She called it zarda, which is a traditional Pakistani sweet rice recipe, and also known in Northern India I suppose, where the recipe would have been inherited in my mum’s family.
From time to time I get a little craving for this, as it’s a nice change from rice pudding. But this time, I’ve adapted the recipe to include pineapple and coconut which actually worked pretty well. Traditionally, mum used to make this with raisins and almonds (unaware I was allergic to almonds and other nuts at that time; in consequence I always had runny itchy nose, sore throat, colds and flu and sometimes more severe symptoms; we just assumed I was just a sickly child).
I am using uncooked rice from scratch in the recipe, but I most of the time make this with left-over cooked rice. Just make sure you cook the rice until still firm and whole, not mushy.
Basmati rice is the preferred rice in this recipe for the texture and fragrance, although a good quality non-sticky long grain or jasmine rice will work too.
Sweet Golden Rice with Pineapple and Coconut
Fragrant sweet yellow rice bursting with warming spices and exquisite flavours from sweet pineapple and coconut. Delicious vegan sweet golden rice dessert.
Ingredients
- 200 g basmati rice, (1 cup)
- 150 g Demerara or Turbinado sugar, or to taste, (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons Demerara sugar
- 200 g diced pineapple, (1 cup)
- 40 g desiccated coconut, (1/2 cup)
- 10 cardamom pods
- 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 teaspoon curcuma powder, or yellow food color
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 100 ml coconut milk, or soy milk, (1/2 cup)
Instructions
Rinse rice to clean it. Drain.
Place rice in a stock pot or deep pan, fill with enough water to cover the rice. Water level should be about 3 inches (approximately 8 cm) above rice. If using a rice cooker, add 1 3/4 cups water and set to cook.
Rice should be cooked in about 12 - 15 minutes (if using basmati rice). Test the grains, they should still be firm but well cooked inside.
Remove from heat, drain and wash with cold water. Drain. Set aside.
In a non-stick pan, add coconut oil.
Place pineapple with 2 tablespoons sugar. Cook on medium heat for about 7 - 8 minutes or until pineapple is cooked. Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
Add in cardamom pods. Roast a little.
Then add rice a little at a time, stirring to coat each grain with the oil.
Add cinnamon and sprinkle with cucurma powder. Add sugar and raisins. Stir and mix well.
Then pour in the coconut milk. Reduce heat and mix well. It will be quickly absorbed. Lastly add desiccated coconut.
Serve warm.
Notes
Link to Sweet Yellow Rice with Pineapple and Coconut - https://veganlovlie.com/sweet-yellow-rice-lananas-et-noix-de/
The image on this post was updated (above). Below is the older image in case you came in through this image being shared on the internet. 🙂
This looks like a wonderful snack indeed! And with all of my favourite ingredients.