What will I do with this Durian? Traditional Vegan Dessert

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Durian, maybe for some people, this fruit looks scary. Why not? Its shape is like a hedgehog with spines on each side. The durian fruit seems to make itself protectively fortified, so it makes it look very scary. Durian have a distinctive aroma. There are some people who like the aroma, but there are quite a few people who hate it.

For me, durian is a fruit full of memories. Eating durian fruit is something that rarely happens. Durian fruit tends to have a long harvest period, making it very expensive. Usually, my family likes to buy it and take it home, then enjoy it together. So, durian fruit has more meaning than an edible fruit, but reminds me of memories. Including my memories with my mother.

Last night, my in-laws came home from a fairly long trip. A week left us at home and went to their coffee plantation in SIpirok City. I will explain a little about the city, a city that is in the highlands and is fertile because it is in the hills. We have a coffee plantation there, apart from that there are shade trees which are durian trees with only a few stems.

They came home with 3 boxes of durian, enough to make me drunk last night. I'm really crazy about durian, in fact I can eat as much durian as my stomach can hold. In the morning, we had 2 durians left. I feel like this durian fruit should be processed and finished as soon as possible.

The plan to make durian sticky rice was already looming in my mind. I executed it after lunch and it made me happy. Why not? Durian is best eaten with sticky rice, especially making delicious durian sauce with a sweet and savory taste from coconut milk.

Durian sticky rice is the food that I like the most when I have leftover durian fruit. I can make durian sticky rice and it would be very good if I could share it with those closest to me, family or neighbors. Because the aroma of durian bothers many people near home, it's not wrong to make durian sticky rice and I will share it so you don't feel too guilty.

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Durian Sticky Rice_{The Recipe}

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Of course, the name is 'durian sticky rice' which means there is sticky rice as the main ingredient besides durian. This sticky rice will be cooked the same as rice. But making sticky rice is best if cooked with coconut milk. Sticky rice will taste fatty and tasty, the texture will also be very good if cooked with the right proportions. Sometimes many people make mistakes when cooking sticky rice. If there is too much water, the sticky rice will taste like porridge with a hint of salty taste.

Okay, we will making durian sticky rice.

Sticky rice that has been washed and cleaned with running water is better cooked in a pan with thin coconut milk. Don't use too much water, it's better to add it slowly when there is not enough water when boiling. You will see that the sticky rice starts to absorb water and dries up, but the texture of the sticky rice is still very hard or half cooked, so it's better to stop and turn off the heat.

After that, steam it until it is perfectly cooked. Add pandan leaves if necessary. So it looks like this:

We continue to process the durian sauce. This is very easy, you just have to prepare all the ingredients so you don't rush into making it. Of course, you have to peel the durian and take out the contents. Some durian fruit is mixed with palm sugar and a little water. The goal is for the palm sugar to melt and the durian flesh to begin to blend with the palm sugar.

Once the palm sugar seems to have melted, then add the squeezed coconut milk. Cook and stir so that the coconut milk doesn't break down and make the soup texture strange. prepare pandan leaves to put in durian sauce.

Prepare 1 tsp cornstarch which will be diluted with 50ml water. Its purpose is to thicken the texture of the durian sauce and that makes it very beautiful. Actually you can do it without cornstarch but I prefer to use it. Add a little salt, only ¼ of a teaspoon.

You can stir it and prepare it in a bowl. Pour durian sauce when you want to eat sticky rice. It was so delicious and filling!

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See you the next time hive friends!

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