How to Flavor Rice with Pandan

To flavor rice with pandan, add a knotted leaf or a pinch of powder to the cooking water: the rice takes on a vanilla-like note and a light green tint. It's a common technique across Southeast Asia.

How do you flavor rice with pandan?

Add a knotted pandan leaf to the cooking water, or half a teaspoon of powder. The aroma infuses as the rice cooks, without changing its texture.

How much pandan for rice?

Use half a teaspoon of powder per glass of uncooked rice, or one to two leaves. Adjust to the intensity you like. See our pandan dosage guide.

Pandan-scented rice or pandan sticky rice?

Here, you're flavoring regular rice; for a dessert, check out our pandan coconut sticky rice.

Which pandan powder should you choose?

A pure powder adds flavor with no additives. Maison Pandan pandan powder is ideal for rice.

For fragrant rice, discover Maison Pandan pandan powder.

Frequently asked questions

Leaf or powder for rice?

Both work; powder adds more color, while the leaf is removed after cooking.

How much should I use?

Half a teaspoon of powder per glass of uncooked rice.

Does the rice turn green?

It takes on a light green tint with the powder.

Does it change the texture?

No, only the aroma and color.

Which rice should I choose?

A fragrant rice (jasmine) or any white rice.