Khao Lam

Name: Khao Lam
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Laotian
Ingredients: 3 cups glutinous rice, soaked; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/2 cup sugar; Bamboo tubes, cleaned

ເຂົ້າຫລາມ/kow lahm/

Also known as: Lao Sticky Rice in Bamboo

About this dish

Sweet sticky rice and coconut milk cooked slowly inside bamboo tubes over an open fire.

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Ingredients

🍚3 cups glutinous rice, soaked

🥥1 cup coconut milk

🍬1/2 cup sugar

🎋Bamboo tubes, cleaned

Method

Serves 2

Mix soaked glutinous rice with coconut milk, sugar, and a pinch of salt.

Pack the rice mixture into cleaned bamboo tubes, leaving room to expand.

Seal the open end with banana leaf or husk.

Roast the tubes slowly over an open fire or in an oven, turning occasionally.

Cook until the rice is tender, then split open the bamboo to serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Khao lam is a traditional Lao snack, the bamboo tube both cooking and serving as a natural vessel, giving the rice a subtle smoky, woody flavor.

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