Sweet rice noodles, made with milk and palm sugar.

Sweet rice noodles, made with milk and palm sugar.

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Small, cooked rice flour sticks, flavored with milk and cardamom, then sweetened with palm sugar and coconut. A traditional Bengali dessert.

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Small, soft rice pudding sticks, simmered in a fragrant, milky broth – a simple and comforting dessert from Bengali cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in milk
  • Estimated cost$7.99 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $3.67
  • $1.96
  • $0.51
  • $0.28
  • $1.52
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large container, pour in a small amount of hot, salted water. ≈ 3 min
  2. Gradually add the rice flour, mixing as you go, to achieve a soft dough that is easy to shape and does not stick. ≈ 10 min
  3. Cover the dough and let it rest for a few minutes.
  4. Take small portions and roll them between your palms to create small, thin sticks, about the thickness of a thread but not brittle. ≈ 10 min
  5. Arrange the skewers on a dry plate, ensuring they do not touch each other. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bring the milk to a boil in a large saucepan with the bay leaf and cardamom.
  7. Once the mixture has thickened slightly, add the powdered milk, stirring constantly. Then, gradually add the sticks, ensuring they don’t stick together.
  8. Once the pasta is cooked and tender, add the palm sugar and coconut, then remove from the heat once the sugar has melted. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Sweet rice noodles, made with milk and palm sugar.

  • 500 g of rice flour$3.67
  • 2 litres of whole milk$1.96
  • 50 g of powdered milk$0.51
  • 250 g of palm sugar$0.28
  • 200 g of shredded coconut$1.52
  • A pinch of salt$0.05

Total$7.99

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of rice flour
  • 2 litres of whole milk
  • 50 g of powdered milk
  • 250 g of palm sugar
  • 200 g of shredded coconut
  • One bay leaf
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • A pinch of salt

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