Yakbap

Method

1. 1 Soak the glutinous rice and lotus seeds for 6 hours, then drain.
2. 2 Steam the sticky rice with lotus seeds for 25 minutes until cooked through and soft.
3. 3 Mix the hot sticky rice with brown sugar syrup cooked with cinnamon and sesame oil.
4. 4 Spread out a blanched lotus leaf, place the sticky rice in the center, and wrap it tightly into a square package.
5. 5 Steam the sticky rice for another 25 minutes to allow the lotus leaf aroma to infuse, let it cool slightly, then cut into pieces.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 1 hr

  Replace step 5: steam the lotus leaf sticky rice package at low pressure for 12 minutes, then release the pressure naturally for 5 minutes; steps 1–4 remain unchanged.