Sticky Rice

Name: Sticky Rice
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 300g Bora Saul (sticky/glutinous rice), soaked overnight in cold water; ½ tsp salt

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 25. Sticky Rice recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥30 minCook

🕒35 minTotal

🍽️3Serves

🧺 Ingredients

300g Bora Saul (sticky/glutinous rice), soaked overnight in cold water
½ tsp salt

👩‍🍳 How to make Sticky Rice

Steam (30 mins, high steam): Drain bora saul. Line a steamer basket with dampened muslin cloth. Spread drained rice evenly, 2–3cm depth. Steam over vigorously boiling water for 30 minutes, tossing once at 15 minutes. Done when grains are translucent, clump together, and taste fully cooked — no chalky centre.
Serve (2 mins, no heat): Serve moulded on a banana leaf. Accompany with curd, jaggery, or aloo pitika.

📖 Cultural notes

Bora Saul (glutinous rice) is so central to Assamese identity that it appears in pithas, larus, jolpan, and festival offerings — Assam is one of the few Indian states with a deep, unbroken tradition of eating sticky rice. ---

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