1. Prepare the rice: Soak the rice in water to cover for at least 3 hours, up to overnight. (The longer the rice soaks, the less time it will take to steam.) 2.

Meanwhile, combine coconut milk, sugar and salt. Stir coconut crème sauce into rice, let the rice soak it up. Enjoy! Check out Taste with Tori's feature on Bhan Thai in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

Hia notes that takes three to four days to make a rack. He further elaborates, “Making a wooden steamer is very difficult, and only men can do it. Now we make bamboo and rattan steamers to steam rice ...

3. Prepare the rice: Line a bamboo steamer with moistened cheesecloth. Drain the soaked rice and spread it in the steamer in an even layer. Set the basket over a pot of boiling water, cover and ...

so now we're gonna check to see if the sticky rice is ready. It's gonna be really hot. Let's just put it in this bowl right here. So we're gonna unwrap this, and make sure that everything's cooked.

4. Bring water to a boil in a steamer pot over medium to high heat. Once boiling, place the pumpkin filled with custard in the top of the steamer.

There are two categories of rice: Indica or Japonica. Glutinous or sticky rice is in the category of Japonica and is most often used to make desserts.

Turn out the steamed rice into a large bowl. Pour the sweetened coconut milk over it and stir gently but well to incorporate thoroughly. Loosely cover the bowl and set aside, stirring occasionally ...