Lao Sticky Rice (Khao Neow)
This is a Lao delicious, traditional rice dish made from glutinous rice with a beautiful transparent grain.
- Prep time
- 4 hr
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups of sticky rice (glutinous rice)
- water
Instructions
- 1
Put the rice in a deep bowl. Rinse until clear.
- 2
Add cold water until water is covering the rice.
- 3
Let it soak for at least four hours. It can also be soaked overnight.
- 4
After soaking, drain the rice and rinse.
- 5
Place the rice in a bamboo steamer basket.
- 6
Add water halfway up a metal base pot for a bamboo steamer and allow it to boil.
- 7
Once boiled, add the steamer basket on top and cover it with any cooking lid until the rice is covered.
- 8
Steam for 30 minutes.
- 9
Check the rice by pressing on it to ensure that it is firm.
- 10
Remove the rice, and place on a nylon sheet to knead it while it is still hot (you'll need to move it quickly due to the heat).
- 11
Place in bamboo basket to serve!