Side dishe for 4

Banana Leaf Rice Parcels

Name: Banana Leaf Rice Parcels
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 cups glutinous rice; 1 cup coconut milk; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 8 banana leaves; 1 cup mung bean paste

$5.95for 455 minServes 4

Sticky rice cooks with coconut milk and brown sugar, then wraps around mung bean paste in steamed banana leaves.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Rice, 13 oz$0.08/oz typical	13 oz	$1.04Typical price
	Coconut milk, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Bananas, 2.25 lb$0.62/lb typical	2.25 lb	$1.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.95

Swaps

Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.49 per serving$5.95 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups glutinous rice
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
8 banana leaves
1 cup mung bean paste

Steps

Rinse the glutinous rice, then simmer it with coconut milk, 1 cup water, brown sugar, and salt for 20 minutes.
Soften the banana leaves in boiling water for 1 minute, then drain and pat them dry.
Place a spoonful of rice on each leaf, add mung bean paste, and cover with more rice.
Fold each leaf into a sealed parcel and secure the folds underneath.
Steam the parcels in a covered steamer over boiling water for 15 minutes.