Hmar Buman Bei Zeu (Sticky Rice Cake)
Buman bei is a sticky rice cake quite popular with the Hmar people. There are varieties of rice used for preparing rice cakes. Some of them are Treisanghar, Ido (?), Kawnglawng etc.
Finely-powdered special rice is prepared as dough. The dough is then wrapped properly with wild banana leaf and put in a pot filled with adequate amount of water. It is them cooked for hours until it is ready for consumption.
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Buman Bei Zeu - Deep fry sticky rice cake.[/caption]
The sticky rice cake is eaten usually in its sticky form, but the more adventurous ones love to deep fry them (as shown in the photo).
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A deep-fry sticky rice cake tastes really good with pure honey.[/caption]
Finely-powdered special rice is prepared as dough. The dough is then wrapped properly with wild banana leaf and put in a pot filled with adequate amount of water. It is them cooked for hours until it is ready for consumption.
[caption id="attachment_2363" align="aligncenter" width="432"]
Buman Bei Zeu - Deep fry sticky rice cake.[/caption]The sticky rice cake is eaten usually in its sticky form, but the more adventurous ones love to deep fry them (as shown in the photo).
[caption id="attachment_2364" align="aligncenter" width="621"]
A deep-fry sticky rice cake tastes really good with pure honey.[/caption]
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