Kralan (recipe)
| Kralan (recipe) | |
|---|---|
| Dish | Kralan |
| Recipe language | English |
| Adapted from | Ask a Cambodian |
| Instructions | Partial instructions |
| Preparation time | 120 minutes |
| Occasions | Khmer New Year; Pchum Ben |
| Subjects | Food & Foodways |
Soaked sticky rice and soybeans packed into a village bamboo tube, sealed and roasted beside a line of coals.
This page records one documented preparation of Kralan, summarised from a published recipe. (Ask a Cambodian) The cited source gives only partial instructions, so the method below is incomplete.
Ingredients
- Sticky rice
- Soybeans
- Coconut milk
- Sugar, a little
- Salt, a little
- Bamboo tube
- Coconut husk or banana leaves, for sealing
Preparation
- Soak the sticky rice and soybeans about two hours, then rinse them.
- Cut village bamboo at the joints so that one end stays open, and rinse the tube out.
- Mix the rice and beans with a little salt and sugar and the coconut milk.
- Pack the mixture tightly into the bamboo tube.
- Seal the open end firmly with coconut husk or banana leaves.
- Stand the filled tubes beside a long line of coals.
- Turn them so every side faces the fire as they roast.
- Cook gently, let the tubes cool, then peel away the burned outer layer.
Sources and reuse information
The ingredient list above is a plain factual listing of what the cited source calls for. The numbered method is a short original summary written for this wiki, not a copy of the source's instruction text. Follow the link for the full published recipe.