Num Kom is a traditional rice cake made from simple ingredients such as glutinous rice flour with palm sugar, grated coconut and toasted sesame seeds. This soft-textured treat is perfect for breakfast or a quick snack during the day.
Ingredients
A cup of glutinous rice flour
Warm water
Five cups of freshly grated coconut
Four teaspoons black sesame seeds
Half a cup of palm sugar
Pinch of salt
Banana leaves
Preparation
Toast the sesame seeds over a low heat, then turn off the heat and add the grated coconut and palm sugar.
Mix the ingredients
Mix the salt, warm water and glutinous rice flour until a dough forms
Form the dough into balls
Place the filling in the balls of dough
Place the cakes in the centre of the cut banana leaf and shape it into a pyramid.
Steam the cakes for 15 minutes
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