Yimchunger Naga Sticky Rice Cake
Pounded sticky rice formed into dense cakes and steamed in plantain leaves. Yimchunger Naga festival food served during harvest celebrations.
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Ingredients
- Bora Rice (Assamese Waxy Sticky Rice) — 300 g
- Jaggery — 60 g
- sesame seeds — 30 g
- Water — 450 g
- salt — 2 g
Method
- Soak the sticky rice overnight. Drain.
- Cook the rice with water and salt till soft and sticky.
- Dry roast the sesame seeds till they pop.
- Pound the hot rice with a wooden pestle till smooth.
- Mix in grated jaggery and sesame.
- Press into a greased tray. Cool, cut into squares and serve.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Yimchunger Naga Sticky Rice Cake?
- 247 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 50 min — 30 min prep, 20 min cooking.