Khaow Nom Dork zor (steamed sticky rice with gamari flower)

Khaow Nom Dork zor is a traditional dessert in Oudomxay Province which made of the Gamari flower.

Gamari is one of species in Laos, its flower will blossom between March of every year (only once blossom in a year). It’s considers as the culture and custom dessert of people in Oudomxay because local people often make for traditional festival such as Lao New year, Basi Ceremony, and give alms. Not only being served  as snack or dessert for guest and relative, it was made as products for now.

Ingredients

• Sticky rice 3 kg
• Dry gamari Flower 3 small blow (3 hands)
• Sugar 1.5 kg or 3 Sugarcane jaggeries
• Coconut milk 3 small blows
• Salt (just a little bit)
• Banana leaf, cut into pieces around 20 cm per each

Method

1. Put sticky rice in water for a night (at least 3 hours). Remove water, then bring to shake machine for making flour
2. Boil sugarcane jaggeries by adding 1/5 L of water, put salt. Strain for one large glass and bring it mix with coconut milk
3. Pound Gamarri flower 
4. Mix every single ingredients together and make small circle shape. Bring it to stream before serving

Making khaow Nom Dok Zor is not only for conserve custom, but it can make value for local economic.