Bua loy, glutinous rice balls in coconut milk
A Thai dessert: small, colorful glutinous rice balls made with taro, pumpkin, and pandan, poached until they float, and then served in coconut milk.
The bou is a colorful and delicious Thai dessert, made with sticky rice flour, sweet potatoes, and coconut milk.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodcooked in water
- Estimated cost$6.16 $1.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $1.83
- $2.89
- $1.44
Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Divide the flour into three parts and mix each part with a little water and one of the colored purees, until you have smooth doughs. ≈ 4 min
- Roll them into small balls and sprinkle them with a little flour to prevent them from sticking together. ≈ 10 min
- Place them in a saucepan of boiling water; as soon as they float to the surface, remove them and drain them.
- Place them in bowls and pour over with coconut milk. ≈ 3 min
- Serve. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Bua loy, glutinous rice balls in coconut milk
- 1 cup of glutinous rice flour$1.83
- Steamed and mashed pumpkin (yellow)$2.89
- 1 cup of coconut milk$1.44
Total$6.16
that's $1.54 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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