To make family meals more complete and appealing, two easy methods to cook whole green bean sticky rice that are delicious and will surely be easy for anyone to try! Let’s get cooking right away with this delicious steamed dish!
1. Whole Green Bean Sticky Rice

Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Whole Green Bean Sticky Rice Serves 4
Green beans 200 gr Sticky rice 500 gr Baking soda 1 teaspoon (baking powder) Roasted sesame 2 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons Salt 1 teaspoon
How to prepare Whole Green Bean Sticky Rice
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Prepare the beans and sticky rice
You add 1 teaspoon of baking soda (baking powder) to 200g of green beans, then add enough water to cover the beans and soak for 2 hours.
For the sticky rice, you add 2 teaspoons of salt and add enough water to cover the rice, and soak for 2 – 3 hours.
After 2 hours, you drain the water from both the beans and the rice, then rinse both ingredients and let them dry.
Tip: To help the green beans swell and soften quickly when cooking, you should soak them with baking soda instead of regular salt! -
Cook the sticky rice
When the sticky rice and beans are dry, you mix the two ingredients together with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Then, you put the mixture into the rice cooker with 300ml of water and start cooking.
You press the “COOK” button and cook the sticky rice for 15 minutes, when the rice cooker switches to the “WARM” button, you open the lid and fluff the sticky rice.
Tip: To make the sticky rice more fragrant and prevent it from burning or sticking to the bottom of the rice cooker while cooking, you can use pandan leaves to line the bottom of the pot! -
Make sesame salt
Add 2 teaspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons of sesame, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, then mix the mixture well.
Tip: If you like, you can add crushed roasted peanuts to enhance the aroma and richness of the sesame salt. -
Final product
The finished green mung bean sticky rice has a vibrant green color, a pleasant fragrance, and stimulates the taste buds. Furthermore, the sticky rice is chewy, soft, and not dry, making it very appealing.
Dip a piece of green mung bean sticky rice into the sesame salt and enjoy; you will immediately feel the rustic, simple yet rich, delicious flavor that you can eat forever without getting bored!
2. Sticky rice with mung beans and coconut milk

Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sticky rice with mung beans and coconut milk Serves 4
Glutinous rice 1 kg Whole mung beans 300 gr Coconut milk 300 ml Salt 1 teaspoon
Where to buy coconut milk?
You can choose to buy canned coconut milk at supermarkets, Bách hoá XANH stores nationwide, or purchase through the e-commerce site bachhoaxanh.com.
Additionally, you can make coconut milk at home with a recipe from TasteVN.
Tools needed
Electric rice cooker, spoon, bowl, basket, bowl,…
How to make Sticky Rice with Whole Green Beans and Coconut Milk
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Cook the coconut milk
You add 300ml of coconut milk, 200ml of water, and 1 teaspoon of salt into the rice cooker. Then, you press the “COOK” button and cook for 15 minutes until the rice cooker switches to the “WARM” button.
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Prepare the sticky rice and green beans
You soak the green beans for about 3 – 4 hours to soften them; if you have time, you can soak them overnight as well!
For the sticky rice, you rinse it clean 2 – 3 times in water until the rice is clean. After that, you let the rice drain and mix the green beans evenly.
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Cook the sticky rice
When the coconut milk is cooked, you add the entire mixture of sticky rice and green beans, add another 100ml of water, then press the “COOK” button and cook for 15 minutes until the rice cooker switches to the “WARM” button.
When the sticky rice is cooked, you stir it evenly.
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Final Product
Sticky rice with whole mung beans cooked with coconut milk creates an irresistible fragrant aroma. The sticky rice has a perfect chewy texture, and the mung beans are soft and aromatic. Moreover, the coconut milk also makes the sticky rice richer and much more delicious.
You can enjoy the sticky rice with grilled chicken or sesame salt which are also very tasty, you should give it a try.
Thus, with 2 ways to make sticky rice with whole mung beans deliciously, the breakfast dish is complete, ready for you to treat your family. Wish you and your family a delicious meal with sticky rice with mung beans!