Thai Rice Balls in Coconut Milk (Bua Loi)

Medium
🥗 Vegetarian
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

3 cups (700 g) glutinous rice flour

2

1½ teaspoons pandan essence

3

4 cups (950 ml) coconut cream

4

2 cups (480 g) white granulated sugar

5

1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt

6

3 eggs (optional)

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Mix the rice flour with enough water to make a stiff paste, adding the pandan essence to the water before mixing with the rice flour. Knead well, then form the dough into pea-sized balls.

2

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the rice balls, and remove them when they float to the surface. Drain.

3

Bring half the coconut cream to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent it from separating, then add the flour balls.

4

When the mixture returns to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the remaining coconut cream.

5

If serving this dish with eggs, in a separate saucepan bring water to a boil and reduce heat, then crack eggs one at a time into the water. When eggs are done, remove from water and set aside.

6

Serve as dessert in small bowls, adding one egg per bowl. Thais often add sweet corn kernels to the final product.