Wash and soak the black glutinous rice
for at least an hour. Bring sugar, water and pandan leaves to a
boil in a pot. Add the soaked rice and simmer for 30 minutes
until rice is soft. Add the dried longans and turn off heat
immediately. Cover the pot with a lid. Open lid only after
an hour so that longans will be cooked and crunchy. Dissolve the
salt in the coconut milk. Serve sweet black glutinous rice broth
in small bowls, topped with a spoonful of the thick coconut milk.
It is also served plain (without coconut milk) to the new mother as a
dessert during her time in 'confinement'.