| Sticky Rice with Banana Filling in Banana Leaves ~ 2 cups sticky rice (also called glutinous rice) 1 1/2 cups coconut milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 5 ripe bananas cut in half lengthwise 20 pieces banana leaves 7"x7" (you may have to cut these from larger leaves) 1. Wash and clean sticky rice. Cover with hot water and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain. 2. Add coconut milk and cook over medium heat until liquid is almost dry. Add sugar and salt. Cook for additional 3 minutes. Cool. 3. Put 2 pieces of banana leaves together (overlapped). Put 2 tablespoons of cooked sticky rice in the center of the banana leaves. Lay ripe banana on top (Asian bananas are slightly smaller (about 1/2) than those available in American supermarkets). Put another 2 tablespoons of sticky rice on top of the banana then wrap rice around the banana. (Bring the two lengths of the leaf towards the center so that it overlaps the other, and tuck two ends under. These are sometimes tied with a thin strip of banana leaf...like when making tamales). 4. Repeat until you have used up all the sticky rice and banana. 5. Using a bamboo steamer, steam the sticky rice with banana filling "khaw tom pad", for 1 hour. |
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