Sticky Rice Using Microwave

Sticky rice in the microwave is possible if you try these awesome steps. This is the quickest way of making sticky rice, almost as good as making it the authentic way!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups of glutinous sticky rice
• water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Using a large bowl, place the amount of...: Using a large bowl, place 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 remove the impurities from the rice.
2. 2Drain the cloudy water out, refresh the water...: Drain the cloudy water out, refresh the water again, and rub the rice. Do this action a couple of times until the rice runs clear.
3. 3This action prevents the rice from getting too...: This action prevents the rice from getting too mushy from the starch residue from the rice before it is washed.
4. 4Allow the rice to soak for at least...: Allow the rice to soak for at least two hours.
5. 5Find a microwave-safe bowl along with a microwave-safe...: Find a microwave-safe bowl along with a microwave-safe plastic wrap. You'll want to ensure that the lid or plastic wrap either has a slip or will allow you to partially cover the bowl during microwaving without stopping.
6. 6Drain the rice and put it in a...: Drain the rice and put it in a microwave safe bowl.
7. 7Cover the rice with hot, boiling water in...: Cover the rice with hot, boiling water in the microwave bowl with just enough water to cover the rice.
8. 8Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe lid with...: Cover the bowl with a microwave-safe lid with a slit or microwave-safe plastic wrap with a slit to allow all the steam from escaping, but not allow pressure to build up in the bowl.
9. 9Microwave on full power for 7 minutes.
10. 10Carefully remove the bowl from the microwave with...: Carefully remove the bowl from the microwave with oven mitts because the bowl will be very hot.
11. 11Remove the lid or plastic carefully, tilting the...: Remove the lid or plastic carefully, tilting the bowl away from your face to ensure the steam does not blow into your face.
12. 12Using a spatula or a fork, mix the...: Using a spatula or a fork, mix the rice together as well as fluff the rice up to increase air circulation around the rice grains.
13. 13Put it back into the bowl with the...: Put it back into the bowl with the lid or plastic wrap and heat it at full power for an additional 3 minutes.
14. 14Carefully remove the hot bowl from the microwave...: Carefully remove the hot bowl from the microwave with oven-safe mitts and take the lid off tilting the bowl away from you.
15. 15Put the rice onto a clean flat surface...: Put the rice onto a clean flat surface (preferably using a cooking Teflon matt) to allow the steam to escape and allow moisture to spread across all the different rice grains.
16. 16Add the rice to a sticky bamboo rice...: Add the rice to a sticky bamboo rice basket or serving bowl and serve with your favorite
17. 17delicious Thai or Lao dish!