Gac fruit steamed in banana leaves (Haw Mok Mark Khaow)

Ingredients

• 2 big gac fruits
• 1 cup of soaked sticky rice (pounded)
• 3-4 teaspoon of sugar (or more or less, depending on your wishes)
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• Banana leaf
• Nuts (alternative)

Method
1. Transfer the seeds of the gac fruits into a bowl. 

2. Add the pounded soaked sticky rice, the salt and the sugar. Mix all the ingredients and be careful while you are stirring. 

3. Put the gac fruit seeds into packets of the banana leaves and steam the packets for about 30 minutes. 

5. After the steaming, you can serve the Haw Mok Mark Khaow.

Nutrition
Young gac fruits can reduce the sugar level in the blood and the seeds can be used for curing lung diseases. Also, a  mixture of the pounded seeds and oil or vinegar can be used to put on affected areas. This can also treat skin diseases. For more information, check PhaKhaoLao.

Suggestions

• Watch the video of ‘Assembling banana leaf packets‘ to learn how to make the banana packets. 

Recipe: Soulivanh BOUNTHAMMY