Sticky rice is a delicacy that can be found as a complement to a variety of Asian dishes, most often Thai or Indonesian main dishes. Sticky rice is also known as sweet rice or sticky rice. The sticky texture of this type of rice is obtained after cooking. Sticky rice is the food of most people and is usually eaten by hand. This article explains how to improve it.
Ingredients
- 225 grams of Thai glutinous rice: for the record, 225 grams of glutinous rice is enough to make 2 servings.
- 250-375 ml water
- rice steamer
Step
Method 1 of 3: Glutinous Rice
Step 1. Prepare the glutinous rice
Determine the amount of rice in the pot or steamer. If the amount of rice is more, don't forget to leave additional room for water as much as 125 to 250 ml of water per 225 grams of glutinous rice.
Step 2. Wash the glutinous rice if necessary
Washing the glutinous rice will remove the nutrients and starch components from the glutinous rice. However, this process is optional due to the taste. To wash glutinous rice, add water to a bowl of rice, rub the rice, drain the milky white water, add new water, and repeat the process until the water is clear.
Washed rice or not will depend on where you live and where the rice is obtained. In most developing countries, rice does not need to be washed to clean it
Step 3. Soak the glutinous rice
Add water to a container of glutinous rice and soak for 4 hours to overnight. The longer the rice is soaked, the stickier the texture will be.
Step 4. Steam the glutinous rice
Drain the rice water with a filter basin. Place a Thai bamboo rice basket or a perforated wire container on top of the steaming pot to steam the glutinous rice.
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Wrap the rice in muslin cloth and steam for 15 minutes.
Turn the packet over and steam for another 15 minutes. The sticky rice should not be overcooked as it will become mushy. The texture should be sticky, but not runny, and stick to each other.
Method 2 of 3: Plain Rice
Don't have sticky rice? Try this way:
Image Step 1. Prepare and wash the rice as described above
You should leave room for 125 ml of water per 225 grams of rice, for example 450 grams of rice and 625 ml of water.
Alternatively, pour lemon squash over the rice instead of water as the sugar content in the drink combined with the rice starch content will give the rice a sticky texture
Make Sticky Rice Step 6 Step 2. Soak the rice in the specified amount of water for 30 minutes
Image Step 3. Cook the rice
There are two ways to process this rice: using a pot and using an electric rice cooker.
- Electric rice cooker: Put the water previously used to soak the rice into the rice cooker for 15-30 minutes. Add a pinch of salt to the rice cooker and stir gently. Turn on the rice cooker.
- Pot: Add 250 to 375 ml of rice and water. Soak the rice for 20 minutes to 4 hours.
- Add to teaspoon salt to the saucepan.
- Bring the pot to a boil and reduce the heat as soon as it boils.
- Cook the rice for 10 minutes.
- Slightly open the lid to allow the steam to escape (if the pan doesn't have holes).
Image Step 4. Check the cooked rice
If there is still water, cook for another 5-7 minutes. If the water has run out, then the rice is cooked.
Method 3 of 3: Serving Sticky Rice
Image Step 1. Choose the best serving method to complement the food you serve
Some ideas that can be used are:
- Put the sticky rice into a serving bowl.
- Wrap the sticky rice in a banana leaf for an authentic serving style.
- Press the sticky rice in a bowl or other mold, then turn it over on a serving plate.
- Serve the sticky rice on a large serving plate and invite your guests to eat it using clean hands (keep a bowl of water on the table to clean hands after eating, because those hands will get sticky too).
Tips
- To get maximum results of sticky rice, it is recommended to use Thai glutinous rice. Jasmine rice is at least recommended because the rice grains don't stick like sticky rice, besides that the taste is also different. Regular rice will have a softer and wetter texture than Thai sticky rice.
- Don't forget to turn the rice over by lifting the basket, 10 minutes each side so that the total cooking time is 20-25 minutes. The longer the rice is steamed, the sticky the sticky rice will be (the stickier you hold). Check the sticky rice a little, can it be rolled and sticky? If yes, then it means the sticky rice is cooked. If not, continue steaming for a few minutes, then check again. Be careful, the sticky rice is very hot! Sticky rice is best served warm, so let it cool for a few minutes in a bamboo basket to get a nice texture.
- Sticky rice can be enjoyed in many ways, the simplest way is to roll it and dip it in a sauce such as soy sauce or chili sauce. If you like sticky rice made this way, you may also like sushi rolls.
- Turn sticky sticky rice that tastes bland into candy-flavored sticky rice. During the cooling process, add 100 grams of honey, molasses, or agave syrup for every 450 grams of sticky rice. Cover the sticky rice for 5 minutes. Then open the lid after five minutes and enjoy the candy-flavored sticky rice!
- A steamer and a bamboo basket are useful for making sticky rice. Equipment like this is available at Asian food stores and online.
Warning
- Watch out for the hot steam!
- Do not add salt; because the salt will make the glutinous rice grains not sticky.
