Comments on Thai Food by SheSimmers: Toasted Rice Powder for Thai Cooking - Khao Khua (...

I've never used toasted rice powder, but I'...

2009-07-28T12:06:19.108-05:00

I've never used toasted rice powder, but I'm glad to hear it's so easy to make. I'm excited to give it a try!

Hi Khun Chanthip, I know how to make the plain one...

2009-05-07T22:58:00.000-05:00

Hi Khun Chanthip, I know how to make the plain ones with caramel drizzled on top, but I believe one of my mother's cookbooks has a recipe for the type of Khao Tan which you mentioned. I will look into it. :)

is there a recipe on how to make khao tan? my cous...

2009-05-07T22:46:00.000-05:00

is there a recipe on how to make khao tan? my cousins grandma makes the sweet one ( hers is brown and sweet allover and doesnt have the swirl of sugar on top) and she moved and hasnt made in for quite some time due to her age. i hope u post the sweet version recipe soon if u havent already! -chanthip

Hi Leela, My mom is from Udon, so I grew up eating...

2009-04-28T10:49:00.000-05:00

Hi Leela,
My mom is from Udon, so I grew up eating Isaan-style food. I agree, it makes all the difference in the world. I usually grind it in my mortar, as I prefer it a little more coarse.

GG, you're right on!

2009-04-28T08:26:00.000-05:00

GG, you're right on!

Kao Kua... it's one of those things if you don't a...

2009-04-27T22:24:00.000-05:00

Kao Kua... it's one of those things if you don't add it, the dish doesn't taste half as good, but if you add too much of it, it ruins the dish also.

GG

Had to find out the painful way how hot just-toast...

2009-04-27T21:14:00.000-05:00

Had to find out the painful way how hot just-toasted rice can be.
This will be quite useful eventually, I'm sure :)

Marc - Very interesting idea. I will have to exper...

2009-04-27T09:17:00.000-05:00

Marc - Very interesting idea. I will have to experiment with the toasted rice flour. But my initial thought was that it wouldn't work. In theory, it should. But the idea is somewhat unorthodox. I guess if the texture of the flour isn't too fine, it *could* work. Khao kua isn't supposed to be super fine; it should be like fine cornmeal. not cornstarch or even masa harina.

I really need to work on my Thai cooking - I love ...

2009-04-27T00:31:00.000-05:00

I really need to work on my Thai cooking - I love the food but I am intimidated by cooking it.

Good to know. I don't have a coffee grinder, and m...

2009-04-26T23:20:00.000-05:00

Good to know. I don't have a coffee grinder, and my blender is horrible at grinding spices. I wonder if toasting rice flour would work?

How interesting! Great post.

2009-04-26T19:02:00.000-05:00

How interesting! Great post.

Zita, thanks and yes! ;)

2009-04-26T10:45:00.000-05:00

Zita, thanks and yes! ;)

Oh..this is a good "how to" post, may be a recipe ...

2009-04-26T10:34:00.000-05:00

Oh..this is a good "how to" post, may be a recipe using toasted rice post will follow? ;)

How's it going, Lydia? :) Making khao kua from co...

2009-04-26T10:28:00.000-05:00

How's it going, Lydia? :)

Making khao kua from cooked sticky rice is interesting. Now that I think about it, it's more logical/natural since I figure a typical northeastern household must have some leftover cooked sticky rice each day. And since cooked sticky rice is not something that tastes better the next day (reheated sticky rice -- blech ...), turning the leftover into khao kua seems logical.

The only thing I've done with leftover sticky rice is making little fried rice cakes (Khao Tan - but that's a northern dish, I think) out of it -- sort of like rice krispie patties. :) Your granola idea is brilliant.

Thanks for the tip! I learn new things everyday. Just the other day, a Vietnamese acquaintance mentioned he made a drink out of toasted rice powder -- kind of like the Vietnamese version of Mexican Horchata or something.

TN - Don't go out and get another coffee grinder y...

2009-04-26T10:16:00.001-05:00

TN - Don't go out and get another coffee grinder yet. I use the same one for both coffee, spices, and everything else. The trick is to grind up a piece of white bread between each grind to cleanse the smell and flavor left over from the previous food. It works!

My stepmother always used to make thk Khao Kua fro...

2009-04-26T10:16:00.000-05:00

My stepmother always used to make thk Khao Kua from leftover COOKED sticky rice (though don't ask me why we had leftovers!), she would separate the grains onto a cookie sheet to let dry overnight and then toast them and grind them the same way, to be used in Larb and Yam Neua, both two of my favorite dishes (although we use chicken or pork and lots of veggies instead of beef in the Yam). I have also recently (and successfully) added the toasted grains (before grinding) to my granola bar recipe--I could eat the Khoa Kua by the spoonful just by itself. Mmmmm.

This is great! Although we have Asian markets here...

2009-04-25T22:42:00.000-05:00

This is great! Although we have Asian markets here, the selections tend to be limited to the most well-known ingredients. I don't think I've seen toasted rice powder before. But I will need another gadget - the coffee grinder is well-permeated with coffee which we probably don't want in the rice powder!

Hi Mike - Toasted rice powder is used principally,...

2009-04-25T14:01:00.000-05:00

Hi Mike - Toasted rice powder is used principally, though not exclusively, in the Northeastern cuisine to which Laab and its cousin, Nam Tok, belong. There are other Northeastern dishes, many of which are not popular outside of Thailand (as they're considered an acquired taste), in which toasted rice powder is a necessary ingredient, e.g. pickled bamboo salad, grilled eggplant salad, dried chilli-based dipping sauces.

We use toasted rice powder when making Larb, but I...

2009-04-25T12:17:00.000-05:00

We use toasted rice powder when making Larb, but I think that is the only place we've used it. What other dishes do you use it for?

doggybloggy - I doubt it would make authentic moch...

2009-04-25T07:49:00.000-05:00

doggybloggy - I doubt it would make authentic mochi as the Japanese don't traditionally used this type of rice in their cooking. Mochiko flour works well.

that is easy.....could this be used to make mochi?...

2009-04-25T06:31:00.000-05:00

that is easy.....could this be used to make mochi?

I'm so inspired to make toasted rice powder after ...

2009-04-25T00:22:00.000-05:00

I'm so inspired to make toasted rice powder after reading this post, my next kitchen gadget will have to be a spice grinder. Now I just have to figure out what to get rid of to free up some counter space. Fab post!

Wow, that's definitely easy. It'll save me money f...

2009-04-24T23:51:00.000-05:00

Wow, that's definitely easy. It'll save me money from having to buy from the store, even though there's an abundance of asian markets in LA. Thanks!