Nap Naang is a black rice pudding made with sticky black rice. This is a mildly sweet pudding that has a natural nutty flavor due to the black rice.
Nagaland comprises of major tribal population. Every tribe in Nagaland speaks its unique language, and hence, Nagas have more than 20 different dialects. The traditional languages do not have any script of their own and the Christian missionaries used Roman scripts for these languages.
The cuisine of Nagaland mainly comprises meats and fish, which are often smoked, dried, or fermented. Naga food tends to be on the spicier side. The Naga chilies are very famous, and there are a few varieties of chilies that grow in the region.
The other thing that caught my eye was the Naga tomatoes, also known as the Tree tomatoes, that has been a traditional food item of the Naga people. These tomatoes grow in trees that can grow to a height of 18 to 25 feet.
The fruit is either found singly on the tree or in clusters of 3-12. The fruit is smooth, egg-shaped, and pointed at both ends, and the color might vary from red to orange or yellow to purple.
The recipe I chose for today is a black rice pudding made with sticky black rice. There are similar black rice puddings made in Thailand as well, but instead of just regular milk, they are cooked in coconut milk.
Nap Naang is a mildly sweet pudding that has a natural nutty flavor due to the black rice. This pudding does not need any other flavoring or garnishes because the flavor and the nuttiness of the black rice make up for that.
This Nap Naang recipe calls for glutinous or sticky black rice. I found this rice in the local natural food store. It is the unpolished whole grain of traditional sticky white rice.
Even though it is called black rice, the color of this rice is deep purple, and hence this pudding also has a very beautiful deep purple color. I cooked the rice almost entirely in milk and it was very creamy.
Preparation time - 10 minutes plus overnight soaking
Cooking time - 60 minutes
Difficulty level - easy
Recipe source - Pan Cuisine
Ingredients to make Black Rice Pudding - Serves 4-6
- Black sticky rice - ¾ cup
- Water - 1 cup
- Milk - 2 ½ cups (I used 2 % milk)
- Sugar - ½ cup
Procedure to make Nap Naang
- Wash the rice and soak it for 4-6 hrs or overnight in water.
- In the pressure cooker, add the rice (drained) with about 1 cup of water and 2 cups of milk. Cook until the cooker lets out 4-5 whistles (about 15-20 minutes). Then let the pressure release.
- Transfer the rice to the pan and add the sugar. Let it come to a boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining ½ cup of milk and mix. Simmer until it reaches the required consistency and then let the pudding cool.
- Serve black rice pudding cold or at room temperature!
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Recipe
Black Rice Pudding / Nap Naang made the Rongmei Naga Style
Equipment
- Pot
- Pressure Cooker
- bowl
- spatula
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Black sticky rice
- 1 cup Water
- 2½ cups Milk I used 2 % milk
- ½ cups Sugar
Instructions
- Wash the rice and soak it for 4-6 hrs or overnight in water.
- In the pressure cooker, add the rice (drained) with about 1 cup of water and 2 cups of milk. Cook until the cooker lets out 4-5 whistles (about 15-20 minutes). Then let the pressure release.
- Transfer the rice to the pan and add the sugar. Let it come to a boil and then simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining ½ cup of milk and mix. Simmer until it reaches the required consistency and then let the pudding cool.
- Serve black rice pudding cold or at room temperature!
Guikhan says
It's yummy, thanks for sharing
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you
Gagan Prasad says
Thank you for the black rice pudding recipe.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Glad you liked the recipe. Thanks