Best way to cook sticky rice?

[Junior Mint]

I usually soak it for an hour or so and then steam in a bamboo steamer (rice wrapped in muslin). However, I'm cooking it for 6 of us at the weekend and I can only fit enough for two in my steamer. I'll have to do it batches if there isn't a better way.

I've got a rice cooker but believe it won't work in this and I've tried in the microwave but it is always a bit soggy.

Any hints, tips or better way to cook it?

[Big Al.]

How many bamboo steamer baskets do you have?

If more than one can you not just stack them up on each other?

[smack]

Checking my asian cook books, your method is spot on.

So, it sounds like you have a perfect excuse to buy more kit for you kitchen. 8 people, so you only need 3-4 cups of dried rice. Get a bigger pot and bamboo steamer!

[anonymous-user]

Why wouldn't your rice cooker work? We eat a lot of Japanese sticky rice and always use the rice cooker (nearly 18 years old and bought in Japan) - cooks enough for up to 8 folk. We use Nishiki sushi rice, 2 cups water to 1 cup rice, always rinsing the rice thoroughly in cold water before cooking. Rice cooker cooks it in 15 mins, keeps it warm for up to 12 hours.

Try a test batch - it'll probably work!

Enjoy your meal!

[Junior Mint]

Cheers for the replies.

I only have one steamer but may get some more!

The instructions on my rice cooker say not suitable for sticky rice. This is Thai sticky rice, I don't know if it different from Japanese rice.

[ali_kat]

Junior Mint said:

The instructions on my rice cooker say not suitable for sticky rice. This is Thai sticky rice, I don't know if it different from Japanese rice.

If it helps, my rice cooker does Thai sticky rice perfectly

In fact, it makes most rice sticky

[anonymous-user]

I'd certainly try the rice cooker - what can go wrong? I assume your rice cooker bowl is non-stick so any disaster will only result in yuck rice rather than a damaged gadget! I'm sure the rice/water ratio is key....

And I'm pretty sure there's no major difference between Thai and Japanese sticky rice (awaits afficianado correction) - most of both hail from the US anyway!