Banana Sticky Rice Without Banana Leaves

Name: Banana Sticky Rice Without Banana Leaves
Yield: Serves 5 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups mixed sticky rice (about 600 grams); 1 cup white beans (about 200 grams); 1 cup green peas (about 200 grams); ripe bananas (such as Thai Namwa or regular ripe bananas); 1 1/3 cups coconut milk (320 ml); 2 tablespoons water (30 ml); 2 1/2 cups sugar (about 500 grams); Pandan leaves, washed and cut into 2-inch pieces; Pandan extract (optional); 1 teaspoon salt; Kitchen twine or string for tying

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It's very hard to find banana leaves in South Korea, so I use parchment paper for baking cakes instead. The dessert won't have the same aroma, so I add pandan leaves for fragrance. If you want an even stronger pandan aroma, you can add a few drops of pandan extract. I had white beans and green peas at home, but you can use any beans you like.

Rainmoney Lovely Milionaire @cook_27735330

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Ingredients

Serves 5 servings

3 cupsmixed sticky rice (about 600 grams)
1 cupwhite beans (about 200 grams)
1 cupgreen peas (about 200 grams)
ripe bananas (such as Thai Namwa or regular ripe bananas)
1 1/3 cupscoconut milk (320 ml)
2 tablespoonswater (30 ml)
2 1/2 cupssugar (about 500 grams)
Pandan leaves, washed and cut into 2-inch pieces
Pandan extract (optional)
1 teaspoonsalt
Kitchen twine or string for tying

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Steps

1

Soak the mixed sticky rice, white beans, and green peas overnight.
2

Steam the beans until cooked, then set aside.
3

In a pot, combine water, coconut milk, sugar, and salt. Heat over low heat. Add the soaked sticky rice and stir gently to avoid mashing the rice. Continue stirring until the liquid is mostly absorbed, but don't cook the rice all the way through since it will be steamed again. Add a few drops of pandan extract for extra aroma if desired.
4

Peel the bananas and cut them in half or to the size you want for wrapping.
5

Once the rice mixture has cooled, cut parchment paper into sheets for wrapping. Place some rice mixture, beans, and a piece of banana on each sheet. Add a piece of pandan leaf, then wrap and tie with kitchen twine or string.
6

Steam over high heat for 45 minutes until fully cooked.
7

Serve warm. It's very fragrant, sweet, and delicious!