How To Make Sticky Rice In The Microwave

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Typically Thais do not cook sticky rice in a microwave; most Thais do not even have a microwave in your home. Not only that but the only way I knew how to prepare Thai sticky rice till a couple of weeks ago, was by using a bamboo cleaner and the method my granny taught me.


About Sticky Rice


Sticky rice is known by a few names like:


  • Khao Niew
  • Thai Sweet Rice
  • Thai Sticky Rice
  • Sweet Sticky Rice
  • Glutinous Rice


Besides, there are a lot of different desserts that use sticky rice as a base, like a mango with sticky coconut rice.


The issue with Traditional Method of Steaming Sticky Rice


Steaming sticky rice needs you to have a special bamboo basket and aluminum pot set for making it. Besides, the traditional method requires at minimum 4 hours of soak time for the rice to broaden and soak in the moisture (which then supplies that sticky, gummy texture everybody likes).


All About Microwaving Thai Sweet Sticky Rice


Microwaving sticky rice saves you from having to take up kitchen space for the huge bamboo basket and pot in addition to a couple of hours of time savings.


There are some recipes I've discovered on the internet that state that you can soak it for less than 15 minutes; however, I truly don't think that works. You need to soak the rice so that the water can expand the rice grains and allow for it to expand when steaming, which provides that sticky, gooey, and delicious chewy texture that sticky rice is known for.


If you do intend on microwaving sticky rice, it is crucial that you get a microwave-safe bowl together with a microwave-safe lid or cover that has a vent. Because you'll be microwaving this for 7 minutes straight, the factor why is, for those who have used a microwave in the past, that is a quite very long time to be cooking something at full power!


If you are craving Thai sticky rice without having to go to your regional Thai restaurant, listed below is the recipe and guidelines on how to achieve delicious sticky rice that you can make right in the house.


How to Cook Thai Sticky Rice in the Microwave




Ingredients for Sticky Rice


  • Thai Sweet Sticky Rice
  • Water


Guidelines for Making Sticky Rice in the Microwave


  1. Wash off the impurities, and soak the rice in water.
  2. Utilizing a big bowl, put the amount of sticky rice you want to make into the bowl and pour in cold water. Using your palms, take the sticky rice and roughly rub the rice in your hands to eliminate the impurities from the rice.
  3. Drain the cloudy water out, refresh the water once again, and rub the rice. Do this action a number of times until the rice runs clear.
  4. This action prevents the rice from getting too mushy from the starch residue from the rice before it is cleaned.
  5. Allow the rice to soak for at least 2 hours.


Preparing to Microwave


Discover a microwave-safe bowl along with a microwave-safe plastic wrap. You'll wish to make sure that the lid or cling wrap either has a slip or will allow you to partially cover the bowl throughout microwaving without stopping.


First Phase of Cooking in the Microwave


  1. Drain pipes the rice and put it in a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Cover the rice with hot, boiling water in the microwave bowl with simply adequate water to cover the rice.
  3. Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe cover with a slit or microwave-safe wrap with a slit to allow all the steam from leaving, however not allow pressure to develop in the bowl.
  4. Microwave on full power for 7 minutes.


Second Phase of Cooking in the Microwave


  1. Since the bowl will be really hot, thoroughly get rid of the bowl from the microwave with oven mitts.
  2. Eliminate the lid or plastic carefully, tilting the bowl away from your face to guarantee the steam does not blow into your face.
  3. Utilizing a fork or a spatula, blend the rice together in addition to fluff the rice approximately increase airflow around the rice grains.
  4. Put it back into the bowl with the cover or cling wrap and heat it at full power for an extra 3 minutes.


Preparing the Sticky Rice from Microwave


  1. Carefully eliminate the hot bowl from the microwave with oven-safe mitts and take the lid off tilting the bowl away from you.
  2. Put the rice onto a clean flat surface (ideally using a cooking Teflon matt) to permit the steam to permit and escape moisture to spread throughout all the different rice grains.
  3. Include the rice to a sticky bamboo rice basket or serving bowl and serve with your favorite delicious Thai dish or Lao dish!
  4. microwave sticky rice


Note: Sticky rice can be served by itself, but it's typically served with other entrees like larb gai and green Thai papaya salad.


Summary for Microwave Sticky Rice


While sticky rice is tasty when done authentically via a bamboo steamer, sticky rice in the microwave isn't all that bad, and it's quick to make. Using modern-day technology like a microwave is supposed to help everyone conserve time, and I know that this will enable you to save a lot of time and space in your kitchen.

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