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Krolan
Cambodia
Made during Khmer New Year in April. The smell of bamboo roasting over charcoal means the new year has arrived.
Bamboo sticky rice — glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk, black beans and sesame seeds inside a bamboo tube over fire. The festival food of Cambodian New Year.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
60 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
430 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gglutinous rice, soaked
200mlcoconut milk
100gblack beans, soaked
50gsesame seeds
saltto taste
fresh bamboo tubessealed with banana leaf
Method
1
Mix rice with coconut milk, black beans, sesame and salt.
2
Fill bamboo tubes two-thirds full. Seal with banana leaf.
3
Roast over charcoal, turning, for 60 minutes.
4
Split the tube to reveal the rice. Eat directly from the bamboo.
Chef's Tip
The bamboo imparts a delicate flavour to the rice — this is the essence of the dish.
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