Num Kom
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Num kom is a traditional Cambodian rice cake that is made of glutinous rice flour outer dough filled with palm sugar, freshly grated coconut and roasted sesame seeds.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cup glutinous rice flour
- warm water (for the dough)
- 5 cups freshly grated coconut (about 1 large coconut)
- 4 teaspoons black sesame seeds
- ½ cup jaggery syrup palm sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- banana leaves
- vegetable oil (for greasing)
Equipment
- Steamer basket
Instructions
- In a skillet, roast the sesame seeds over medium-low heat.
- Turn off the heat and add the grated coconut and jaggery syrup.
- Mix well and set this mixture aside. It will serve as the filling.
- Mix the glutinous rice flour and salt. Add lukewarm water gradually while mixing until obtaining a dough that can be worked easily to form balls.
- Form balls of dough of about 2 inches (5 cm) diameter until the dough is used up.
- Flatten each ball and in the center of each dumpling, add some stuffing (black sesame, coconut, jaggery).
- Close to form a ball again.
- Cut the banana leaves into pieces of about 7x8 inches / 17x21 cm (one per dumpling).
- Wash all the cut banana leaves and wipe with paper towels.
- Grease each banana leaf with oil and place a dumpling in the center.
- Close to form a pyramidal shape.
Steaming
- Boil a large amount of water in a pot with a steamer basket.
- Place a layer of banana leaf at the bottom of the basket (this prevents the dumplings from sticking to the bottom of the container and this also gives more flavor).
- Arrange them carefully, taking care not to damage the pyramidal shape.
- Place two layers of banana leaves on top again and place the lid on the pot.
- Steam for 15 minutes.
- Serve.
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