Secrets to cooking delicious sticky rice in a rice cooker.

Hi everyone, let's get started. Join me to make black bean sticky rice in a rice cooker, quick and easy. Soft fragrant rice with nutty, creamy beans. How to cook beans fast, soft, and whole. Let's head into the kitchen to whip up some delicious sticky rice. 2 cups rice, half cup beans. Thai, wax, or highland sticky rice work too. Half a cup of black beans. Wash and soak beans so they don't sour. Beans are rinsed, add them to the rice. I soak black beans in boiling water so they soften faster. You can use cold water, but they'll take much longer. Now add about a quarter teaspoon of salt. Soaking helps remove the bitterness from the bean skins. Remember to use hot water to speed things up. Secondly, it keeps the beans soft without them getting mushy. Soak them for 1 to 3 hours. These beans have been soaking for 3 hours now. And you can see they've plumped up. Hot water soaking doesn't expand them as much as cold water. But it keeps the beans from turning mushy, folks. Now strain the beans and rinse them off well. Rinse them to remove the sour and bitter taste. Once rinsed, put them right into the pot. Add in a quarter teaspoon of salt. And half a liter, about 2 cups of water. Cover it, but leave the lid slightly ajar. Since these were soaked hot, they soften fast. They'll be soft and cooked in 30 minutes. These have been boiling over 30 minutes now. It takes about 30 minutes or a bit more. Mash one to see if they're soft enough. They should be soft, mashed easily like this. But the beans stay whole, not split or cracked. Hot soaking really makes them soften so quickly. They stay whole, not split like cold soaking. Add a quarter teaspoon salt and some oil. This makes the liquid flavorful for the rice. Don't throw it away, just keep it there. Then add half a kilo of sticky rice. And a teaspoon of salt. Now, we add water and wash it. Wash the rice in the salt. The salt cleans the grains well. It makes it fragrant and keeps longer. You can wash it normally, but it spoils. It goes bad quickly. Washing with salt keeps it fresh long. After washing, rinse it very well. For this, do not soak the rice. Wash it and cook it right away. Use the bean water from before. Pour it all in for flavor and color. Add one cup of bean water and half cup cold water. Just use regular cold water. If you like it rich, use coconut milk instead. Cold water stops the rice from expanding. This keeps the rice dry, not mushy. Just add enough water to cover the rice. Now, hit the cook button. Hit cook and keep an eye on it. Hit cook, wait 10 minutes. Once it warms, lift the lid. Now add the black beans. Add all the boiled beans in. Stir it well and remember. Mix it as fast as you can. Mix fast to keep the steam in. This keeps the rice from drying. That's the bean rice done. You can use peanuts or red beans too. It won't get mushy, just perfect. Cover and hit cook again. I hit cook 3 times total. Wait 20 minutes before opening. Now, I'll make sesame salt. Add 100 grams of roasted peanuts. And 3 tablespoons of sugar. That's about 50 grams of sugar. Add more if you like it sweet. And a tablespoon of roasted sesame. Add more if you want a stronger nutty aroma. 1 teaspoon of salt. Now, I'll use a pestle to crush it up. Just crush it partially, leave some chunks. This way, the sesame gets nice and fragrant. This salt will have a bit more sweetness. Slightly salty, nutty, and super delicious. It's perfect for sticky rice, so good. And there you go, it's all done. My rice cooker has finished 3 cycles. And it's been on keep warm for 20 minutes. Now, let's open it to see if it's cooked. It smells absolutely amazing. This black bean sticky rice smells so good. And the color is so beautiful too. It's perfectly soft and fluffy. Yes, it's very soft and chewy. Cooking in a rice cooker feels less dry than when you steam it in a steamer pot. Steaming it makes it feel dry and the rice gets a bit firm. Cooking in a rice cooker makes it feel softer and stickier. It's a bit softer, but eating it feels so rich and tasty. It's richer than steaming it in a pot, you guys. You should try cooking it in a rice cooker. The rice is so soft and rich, it won't harden over time. And it especially has a better color than steaming it. When cooking in a rice cooker, there's a bit of crust. The rice crust isn't burnt rice, you know. Just a thin, crispy layer like this. And it's very easy to scrape off. Fuong really loves eating this crust in black bean rice. It's so tasty, crunchy, and I love it so much. And so, I've just finished sharing this black bean rice dish. Goodbye, and see you all in the next healthy living video.