Lao Khao Lam
Khao lam is a traditional Lao dessert. It is sticky rice soaked in sweet coconut milk and swirled with fresh durian. You can either bake it or grill it!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups Lao sticky rice (soak for 1 hour in warm water)
- 6 eight inch bamboo
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1-1/2 cup durian
- 1/4 cup palm sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Rinse sticky rice 3x then let it soak in warm water for at least 2 hour
- 2
Carefully remove out husk of bamboo
- 3
In a saucepan, add palm sugar and melt then add coconut milk and cook on low followed with sugar and salt then mix until melted
- 4
In a large pan, add the strained stick rice, sweetened coconut milk mixture and then cook on medium for 3-5 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- 5
Cut up the pod of durian and mix it into the rice
- 6
Grab a bamboo and carefully stuff it with the rice leaving 2 inches on the top empty; roll two banana leaves together the use it to stuff the top of the bamboo; grab tin foil and folld it around the bamboo for extra closure
- 7
Heat the oven to 400F and let it cook for 1 hour.
- 8
Let it rest for 15 mins