HOW TO: Make Thai Sticky Rice
Thai sticky rice is addictively chewy and delicious. The traditional method of making it presented here is straightforward, but does require preparation and special equipment.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup Thai sticky rice
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- 1
Add 1 cup of Thai sticky rice to a large bowl. Rinse with water until the water runs clear.
- 2
Add water to the washed rice until it's approximately an inch above the rice (roughly 2 cups of water). Allow to soak at room temperature for at least 4 hours and up to overnight.1
- 3
Fill the aluminum pot halfway with water and bringing it to a boil.2 Wet the bamboo steamer basket and cheesecloth.3 Pour the soaked rice into the cheesecloth and set it inside of the steamer basket. Place on top of the aluminum pot and put a lid on top of the rice so that no steam escapes. Allow to steam untouched for 40 minutes.4
- 4
Check for doneness by sampling the sticky rice. It should be translucent (not white) and chewy (but not hard). If it is not quite done, continue steaming until the grains are perfectly soft and chewy. Once the sticky rice is done, take it out of the steamer basket and serve immediately.