Name: Authentic Banh Tro (Vietnamese Alkaline Dumplings)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 cups glutinous rice flour; 1/2 cup warm water (for dough); 1 tablespoon lye water (alkaline water); 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional, for color); 1 cup dried split mung beans; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 10-12 banana leaves (for wrapping), cut into 8x8 inch squares; Kitchen twine for tying (optional)

Banh Tro 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Vietnamese alkaline dumplings made with glutinous rice and filled with mung beans.

dumplings steamed

Made with

Glutinous rice mung beans lye water

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