Recipes · Vietnamese · Snacks
Bánh Lá (Leaf-Wrapped Rice Dumpling)
One serving has 313 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (46%), copper (39%), phosphorus (25%), pyridoxine (25%), folate (25%) and magnesium (23%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (214 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, shellfish
Ingredients
- 50 g Rice flour
- 100 g Water
- 5 g Vegetable oil
- 30 g Shrimp, raw
- 15 g Mung beans, dried
- 8 g Shallots, raw
- 6 g Fish sauce
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Cook the mung beans until soft and mash smooth; sauté the shallot with the shrimp until pink and season with half the fish sauce and the pepper, then mix with the mashed mung bean for the filling.
- Whisk the rice flour, water and oil into a smooth, thin batter.
- Spread a spoonful of batter onto a piece of banana leaf or parchment, add a little filling, top with more batter to enclose, and fold the leaf into a flat parcel.
- Steam the parcels for 20-25 minutes until the rice batter turns translucent and firm.
- Unwrap and serve with the remaining fish sauce for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 313 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 51.1 g | |
| Water | 141 mL | |
| Fiber | 4 g | 13% |
| Protein | 13.1 g | 27% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.23 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.53 g | |
| Lysine | 0.36 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.09 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.27 g | |
| Valine | 0.37 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 48.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 53.4 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.35 mg | 39% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 69.9 mg | 23% |
| Manganese | 0.83 mg | 46% |
| Phosphorus | 174 mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 351 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 9.4 µg | 17% |
| Sodium | 514 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.3 mg | 16% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.05 mg | 5% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.73 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.33 mg | 25% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 102 µg | 25% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.03 µg | 1% |
| Choline | 19.3 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 1.2 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.55 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 10.9 µg | 12% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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