Purple Rice Balls

Ingredients

• 2 cups sweet rice (Sho Chiku Bai)
• 2 tablespoons pirurutong rice (dark purple rice)
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract

Instructions

1. Add sweet rice and pirurutong rice in rice cooker, along with 2 cups of water.
2. Mix the rice up to get the two rice types combined, and cook.
3. When the rice is done, use a wooden spoon and fold in the remaining ingredients. I find it easiest to do this while the rice pot is still in the cooker.
4. Allow to cool for 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Get a baking sheet or flat pan that will fit in your refrigerator.
6. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or waxed paper.
7. Use a small cookie dough scoop and scoop out balls of rice onto baking sheet. Place sheet in refrigerator.
8. Once the rice balls have cooled, they may be transferred to a container for storage in the refrigerator.

Attribution

Hawaiian Electric Company