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Healthy Pandan Rice Recipe

Close-up of soft and fluffy pandan rice served on a traditional banana leaf.
Easy and healthy pandan rice recipe: just 3 ingredients for a fragrant Thai side dish with jasmine rice and fresh pandan leaves!
Praew
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Cuisine Asian, Thai
Course Side Dish
Serving Size 4 people

Ingredients

  • 60 g pandan leaves, chopped
  • 300 g uncooked jasmine rice
  • 600 ml water

Instructions

  • Blend pandan leaves with water in a blender to extract the pandan juice.
  • Strain the mixture through a fine sieve or cloth, discarding the blended leaves and keeping the filtered juice.
  • Add jasmine rice to your rice cooker pot and rinse it thoroughly until the water runs clear.
  • Pour the filtered pandan juice into the rice cooker with the washed rice. For a more vibrant color, you can add a few drops of green food coloring or pandan essence (optional).
  • Cook the rice as you normally would, ensuring you use the correct water level for your rice cooker or pot. Once done, fluff the rice and enjoy!

Notes

  • Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
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