Thai Soft Sweet Sticky Rice in Banana Leaf

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Preparation info
  • Makes:

    8 bundles

    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      1 hr 10

Appears in
Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

  • About

It is said that this rice was used by a traveler to sustain him on his journey to visit Buddha, and that when he got there, all he had to offer Buddha was the leftover rice. Since then, it has been traditionally used as an offering at religious festivals. It is somewhat similar in this respect to the Kanu Festival rice in India that is made with coconut flakes. In China this rice is made with peanuts, shitake mushrooms and lily blossoms. I like to mak