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Num ansom

Num ansom is a sticky rice cake steamed in banana leaves, filled with sweetened coconut. Tender and fragrant, it is eaten as a snack or dessert.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Soak the glutinous rice for 4 hours, then drain it.
  2. Mix the rice with half the coconut milk and a pinch of salt.
  3. Heat the grated coconut with the palm sugar to make a sticky filling.
  4. Cut the banana leaves into rectangles and spread a little rice in the center.
  5. Place a spoonful of filling on top, cover with rice, then fold the leaf into a parcel.
  6. Steam for 35 minutes, then let rest before serving.

Variations and tips

With sweetened coconut milk. Pour a little sweetened coconut milk over the parcels just before serving.

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