Ingredients for Sticky Rice
– 500g glutinous rice
– A few pandan leaves
– Seasoning: 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, a pinch of salt, a few banana leaves
How to choose fragrant glutinous rice
If you want to make delicious sticky rice, you should choose white and translucent grains that are even and shiny. When you smell it, you can perceive the light fragrance of freshly harvested sticky rice. Then, you can choose the variety of sticky rice with yellow flowers to cook, as this type of sticky rice is highly sticky and has a distinct aroma when cooked.
Note: You can tell if the glutinous rice is good by tasting the raw grains, which should have a slightly sweet taste. Therefore, choose to buy sticky rice from reputable sources for good quality.
How to cook sticky rice
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
Wash the glutinous rice with clean water 2-3 times. Add a teaspoon of salt to the rice and pour enough water to cover the surface of the rice about one finger’s length. Soak overnight.
Note: To make the grains of rice plump, sticky, fragrant, and prevent them from becoming tough, and to shorten the steaming time, you should soak the rice before steaming.
After that, wash the pandan leaves and drain the water. For banana leaves, use a damp cloth to wipe both sides clean.
Step 2: Steam the sticky rice
After preparing all the ingredients, remove all the pandan leaves from the basket and let them drain. Use the banana leaves to line the steaming tray, place the rice on top, spread evenly over the leaf. Then, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the rice and mix well. Next, evenly sprinkle the prepared pandan leaves on top of the rice.
Steam over medium heat for about 30-45 minutes. During the steaming process, open the lid regularly to wipe off the steam and use chopsticks to evenly mix the rice to ensure even cooking. Steam the rice until you see that it is plump, sticky, and tender.
Step 3: Finished product
After the sticky rice is cooked, you will have a flavorful and fragrant sticky rice with the enticing aroma of pandan leaves. You can enjoy it with sesame salt, braised meat and eggs, or shredded pork. This sticky rice dish is suitable for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals. Moreover, this type of sticky rice is incredibly fragrant, soft, and sticky, and it significantly reduces cooking time.
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