Cambodian Num Krok – Cambodian rice cake
January 30, 2023 Cambodia Recipe 
This Cambodian Num Krok – Cambodian rice cake recipe is often made and sells on the street of Cambodia and Thailand. In order to make this cake you need to have the right cake pan don’t use muffin baking pan it will not work well. I bought mine in a kitchen store somewhere I can’t remember. Thai food import on line also sell this cake pan in cast iron is one of the best. I have 2 recipes for you.
Recipe I
| 3 1/2 cup of coconut milk | ||
| 1/2 cup of water (do add water little by little in case the batter is too thin) | ||
| 1/2 cup of coconut flake grind to powder | ||
| 3 tablespoon of uncooked rice, grind to powder | ||
| 2 cup of rice flour | ||
| 1 teaspoon of salt | ||
| 1/3 cup of thinly sliced green onion or chives | ||
| Mix all the batter ingredients in a large bowl set aside. |
For the coconut topping
| 1 ¾ cup of coconut cream | ||
| 1/4 cup of sugar | ||
| 2 tablespoon of tapioca starch | ||
| Mix them all together in a small bowl set aside |
Recipe II
| 2 1/2 cups of coconut milk | ||
| 1/4 cup of 2% milk (milk is to thin the batter) | ||
| 1 cup of rice flour | ||
| 1 cup of Glutinous rice flour | ||
| 1/2 cup of cooked cold rice (left over rice work well) | ||
| 3 to 6 tablespoon of sugar (if you like sweet add up to 6 and it is just like sweet cake) | ||
| 1/4 teaspoon of salt | ||
| 2 green onions chopped | ||
| Mix everything together until smooth then add the rice last |
Coconut sauce for the cake
| 3 tablespoon of fish sauce | ||
| 2 tablespoon of sugar (more or less up to you) | ||
| 3 tablespoon of boiling water | ||
| 2 to 3 tablespoon of lime juice | ||
| 1 clove of garlic | ||
| 1 Thai chili mince | ||
| 1 to 2 tablespoon of coconut cream | ||
| mix everything in a bowl set aside until ready to serve |
Directions to make Cambodian Num Krok – Cambodian rice cake
- Heat the cake pan on medium heat until hot, brush with oil each time you put the batter in, spoon the batter mixture into each hole cover and cook until the cake is almost thicken then drizzle the sweet coconut cream on the top let it cook a bit longer until the batter is thicken, flip it over and cook the other side cook until the batter and cream is done.
- Take it out let it cool on a serving platter.
- If the pan is too hot the cake will cook fast on the outside but the inside batter is raw so make sure the heat is on low all the way after few round of cooking the cake batter.
Serve Num Krok or Khmer hot cake with coconut sauce above.
Enjoy
Related Recipe: Pork Nacho or Taco Pie
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 4
Calories Per Serving: 906
% Daily Value
Total Carbohydrate 101g 37%
Total Fat 55g 71%
Saturated Fat 48g 240%
Dietary Fiber 8g 29%
Protein 11g 22%
Sodium 618mg 27%
Sugars 21g 42%
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