Recipes · Vietnamese · Breakfast

Xôi (Sticky Rice)

One serving has 547 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (83%), copper (61%), folate (35%), selenium (32%), thiamin (30%) and magnesium (27%). Ready in 510 minutes.

Xôi (Sticky Rice)
Photo: Hoangkid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 480 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (162 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: sesame

Ingredients

  • 100 g Rice, glutinous
  • 30 g Coconut milk, canned
  • 20 g Mung beans, dried
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 3 g Sesame seeds

Method

  1. Soak the glutinous rice, and separately the mung beans, in water for at least 6-8 hours or overnight, then drain both.
  2. Steam the mung beans until tender, about 20 minutes, then lightly mash.
  3. Steam the soaked rice with a pinch of salt for 25-30 minutes, fluffing and drizzling with the coconut milk halfway through, until tender and glistening.
  4. Stir the sugar into the rice.
  5. Serve the rice topped with the mashed mung bean and a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy547 kcal26%
Carbohydrates104 g
Water34.3 mL
Fiber6.4 g22%
Protein12.7 g27%
Tryptophan0.15 g
Threonine0.44 g
Isoleucine0.54 g
Leucine1 g
Lysine0.62 g
Methionine0.25 g
Cystine0.2 g
Phenylalanine0.71 g
Tyrosine0.41 g
Valine0.73 g
Histidine0.33 g
Fat8.7 g
Monounsaturated1.1 g
Polyunsaturated1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.97 g
Saturated6.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium72.3 mg7%
Copper0.55 mg61%
Iron4.4 mg24%
Magnesium85.1 mg27%
Manganese1.5 mg83%
Phosphorus192 mg27%
Potassium406 mg9%
Selenium17.8 µg32%
Sodium208 mg
Zinc2.1 mg27%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.33 mg30%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.11 mg10%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.9 mg21%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.3 mg25%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)139 µg35%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline22.9 mg5%
Vitamin A1.2 µg0%
Vitamin C1.3 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.11 mg1%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

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

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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