World Flavors Cookbook

Nom Ansom Chek (Rice Cake with Banana)

Name: Nom Ansom Chek (Rice Cake with Banana)
Cook time: 240 min
Cuisine: Cambodia
Ingredients: 1 kg glutinous rice; 10 ripe baby bananas; 1 cup black beans, soaked; Banana leaves and string.

Sticky rice parcels filled with sweet baby bananas and black beans, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled for hours.

Cuisine: Cambodia

Ingredients

1 kg glutinous rice
10 ripe baby bananas
1 cup black beans, soaked
Banana leaves and string.

Instructions

1. Soak rice and beans. 2. Place a layer of rice on a banana leaf. 3. Place a whole banana in the center and sprinkle with beans. 4. Roll the leaf into a tight cylinder and tie securely with multiple rounds of string. 5. Boil in a large pot for 4 hours. 6. Serve cold as a sweet snack.