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Ube Champorado (Purple Yam Rice Porridge)
A Filipino breakfast porridge that transforms traditional chocolate champorado by using purple yam (ube), glutinous rice, and coconut milk, creating a vibrant sweet dish that pairs equally well with savory dried fish.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 286 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Snacks
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
For the Champorado
- 1 cup glutinous rice malagkit
- 4½ cups water tubig
- 1 cup coconut milk gata
- 50 g palm sugar or muscovado sugar panocha
- 1 cup grated fresh or frozen ube purple yam
- 2 teaspoon ube flavoring pampalasa ng ube
- 1 teaspoon salt asin
For Serving
- Evaporated milk or powdered milk gatas
- Additional muscovado sugar asukal na pula
- Optional: Dried salted fish tuyo, danggit, or dilis
Instructions
- First, soak 1 cup glutinous rice in water for 30 minutes, then drain completely.
- While the rice soaks, grate your fresh ube using a box grater until you have 1 cup.
- Put your soaked rice in a heavy pot with 4½ cups water. Turn heat to high and bring to a full boil.
- Once boiling, turn heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Stir often from the bottom with a wooden spoon so the rice doesn't stick.
- Pour in 1 cup coconut milk, add 50g palm sugar, your grated ube, 2 teaspoons ube flavoring, and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix everything together well.
- Keep cooking on low heat for another 10 minutes, stirring regularly, until the rice is very soft and creamy. If it gets too thick, add a little warm water until it flows nicely.
- Turn off the heat and let it rest for 2-3 minutes. It will get a bit thicker as it sits.
- Serve hot in bowls. Add evaporated milk and sprinkle with muscovado sugar to taste. If you'd like it the traditional way, serve with dried salted fish on the side.
- Best enjoyed right away while it's hot and creamy.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Soak glutinous rice for 30 minutes before cooking for faster, more even cooking
- Stir from the bottom to prevent rice from sticking
- Add coconut milk gradually to control consistency
- Fresh ube should be firm and violet-colored when cut
- Toast dried fish separately until crispy before serving
Nutrition Information
Calories
286kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
310mg
(13%)
Potassium
178mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Vitamin A
2IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 286
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 286kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 310mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 178mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.