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Khmer cakes in Cambodia are usually simple dishes such as sticky rice or fresh
fruit. Cambodians often use coconut milk, bananas, rice flour or glutinous rice flour,
and other ingredients to make cakes and pastries.
Traditional cakes of Cambodia are often sold in many markets across the country,
so you will only have to spend a little effort looking for them.
1. Noum Chek Chien
These Khmer cakes are very popular in every corner of Cambodia because they
are really cheap and delicious. The main ingredient of this cake is ripe bananas, so the
cake tastes like bananas and rice flour. For a long time, this cake has been very
popular with Cambodians, especially students.
Instruction
Step 1: Mix rice flour, salt, jaggery, sesame, egg white, then coconut milk gradually until the
mixture has the consistency of thick cake batter
Step 2: Lightly mash the bananas to flatten them without breaking them
Step 3: Heat oil pan
Step 4: Dip the bananas in the batter and fry in a pan of oil until golden brown
Step 5: Serve immediately
2. Nom Kruok
Nom Kruok is one of Cambodia's famous coconut pancakes and one of the
country's favorite street foods. They are delicious, have the aroma of coconut milk,
and are supple because of the rice.
Nom Kruok
Ingredients
Instruction
Step 1: Mix well with rice, sugar, salt, and coconut milk
Step 2: Take it off and add green onion, and stir
Step 3: Cook the mixture in spoon-sized cups. You should spread a little vegetable oil and
heat it for a few minutes before pouring it into the mold to make the cupcake
3. Num Ansom
Num Ansom is a traditional Cambodian cake created by the Khmer people from time
immemorial. This type of cake has the aroma of glutinous rice flour and green bean paste and is
often made during the Cambodian New Year holidays.
Num Ansom
Ingredients
2 Kg glutinous rice
400 ml coconut milk
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
300 g peeled split mung bean
2 liters water for steaming
500 g skinless pork belly
10 g minced garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Wrapping and Cooking:
Banana leaves (clean, wipe, and cut)
Cooking twine
Instruction
Step 1: Wash the glutinous rice and soak it in water overnight. Then remove them, and
drain.
tep 4: Arrange on a plate and serve with sweet coconut fish sauce
4. Nom Korng
Nom Korng is a Cambodian donut you often see on every street or market in this country. They
have a chewy texture and a caramel-like glaze on top. They are super easy to make with simple
ingredients.
Nom Korng
Ingredients
2 3/4 cups Mochiko Sweet Rice Flour (Or Glutinous Rice Flour)
1 1/3 cups of Coconut Milk
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar or brown sugar
Instruction
Step 1: Mix the rice flour, coconut milk, salt, and granulated sugar together and let it rest for
15 minutes.
Step 2: Flatten dough 1/2 inch thick and, using cookie cutters, cut out doughnut shapes.
Step 3: Cover the shaped donuts with saran wrap to prevent them from drying out.
Step 4: Deep fry in oil until the cake is crispy and take it out and place it on absorbent paper.
Step 5: Heat the jaggery and water over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Step 6: Use tongs to dip half of the donut in the glaze and sprinkle with sesame seeds on the
surface that have just been glazed.
Step 7: Let the cake cool for at least 2 hours to prevent it from becoming chewy. Best eaten
the next day.
Num Chak Kachan is often used during Buddhist holidays. They have the supple texture and
sweetness of coconut milk. The method is also very simple.
Ingredients
Instruction
Step 1: Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl add coconut milk and water, stir until sugar
is completely dissolved, and divide into 3 parts
Step 2: Put the taro in a bowl and stir until the mixture is completely dissolved, and do the
same with the carrot juice and moringa juice
Step 3: Put a little oil on a plate to steam the cake
Step 4: Pour a layer of the colored mixture over the steamed portion. Reheat for about five
minutes
Step 5: Repeat the process several times; add more layers to the steaming sections (you can
use different colors for different layers)
Step 6: Cool, garnish with grated coconut, and cut into pieces
6. Nom Lpo'v
This dessert is made from two simple Khmer ingredients: Pumpkin and jaggery. It can be found
in markets throughout the country. This cake has a sweet taste and is suitable for dessert after every
meal.
Ingredients
Instruction
Step 1: Peel the pumpkin and wash it, then use a small grater
Step 2: Mix the grated pumpkin, salt, melon juice, jaggery, and rice flour together
Step 3: Then wrap each part of the mixture in banana leaves and steam for 20 minutes
Step 4: Finally, open the banana leaf and enjoy
7. Num Plae Ai
‘Num Plae Ai’ is a simple but delicious cake. Its outer layer of sticky rice is slightly chewy, and
the jaggery candy layer inside makes this cake taste sweet.
Num Plae Ai
Ingredients
8. Num Kom
Num Kom is a traditional Cambodian rice cake made with simple ingredients such as glutinous
rice flour with palm sugar, freshly grated coconut, and roasted sesame seeds. Therefore, this cake
has a sweet taste and chewy texture, which is very suitable for breakfast.
Num Kom
Ingredients
Instruction
Step 1: Roast the sesame seeds over low heat, then turn off the heat and add the grated
coconut and jaggery syrup. Mix the ingredients for the filling
Step 2: Mix salt, warm water, and glutinous rice flour together until you get a dough that can
be easily kneaded
Step 3: Form into dough balls about 2 inches in diameter
Step 4: Place the filling between the dough balls
Step 5: Place the cookies in the center of the cut banana leaf and shape it into a pyramid
shape
Step 6: Steam the cake for 15 minutes
9. Nom Ka Chai
Nom Ka Chai or Chive Cakes is one of the favorite breakfast dishes of Cambodians and diners
elsewhere.
Nom Ka Chai
Instruction
Step 1: Mix the ingredients in the dough together, then mix in the chive mix with the dough
Step 2: After mixing, you need to steam them in small cups for 15 - 20 minutes
Step 3: Remove them from the pot and let them cool
Step 4: After they cool, you will fry them in oil until they are golden brown
Step 5: Remove to absorbent paper and enjoy
the cake for 15 minutes
Nom Akor is a popular dessert in Cambodia. This cake is bouncy, thick, and soft when you bite
into it. It also has a sweet taste and aroma of coconut.
Nom Akor
Ingredients
Rice flour
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Corn starch
Sugar
Coconut milk
Salt
Warm water
Shredded coconut
Instruction
Step 1: Mix the dough and shape it into small balls, and place the filling in the center
Step 2: Steam the balls into a small cup
Step 3: Drizzle coconut milk over the cake before serving to enhance the aroma and
deliciousness
Preferent: https://www.bestpricetravel.com/travel-guide/khmer-cake-3358.html
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