🇰🇭 Cambodian Cuisine

Num Ansom Chek

Banana Sticky Rice Cake

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 340 kcal

Glutinous rice and banana steamed in banana leaves, a traditional Cambodian offering during Pchum Ben and other Buddhist festivals.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix soaked glutinous rice with coconut cream, palm sugar, and salt.
  2. 2 Soften banana leaves over flame. Cut into large rectangles.
  3. 3 Place a layer of rice on banana leaf, add banana half, cover with more rice.
  4. 4 Wrap tightly into a cylinder and tie with string.
  5. 5 Steam for 2-3 hours until rice is fully cooked and sticky. Cool before unwrapping.

Did You Know?

Num ansom chek is a sacred food in Cambodia, prepared as an offering to ancestors during Pchum Ben festival.