Its amazing how many varieties of rice there are. Each one imparting their own taste and texture to the dish. I first was introduced to Sticky Rice thanks to the famous Thai dish called as "Sticky Rice with Mango"  and have fallen in love with it since. At a first glance this rice looks very similar to Italian Arborio rice. Plump and short. Have used it in quite a few recipes.  The Thai tend to use a special steamer for making this rice. But for me, a bamboo steamer works perfectly enough :)

Cooking it is so easy and I love how  you can roll this rice into a ball.Its that sticky! There are quite a few methods for making this sticky rice. I generally opt of this method where I use a bamboo steamer lines with Banana leaf. But other easy methods also exists which I will be explaining below. Can you see how the rice clumps up when you pick it up? :) There are quite a variety of dishes that make use of Sticky rice. Both sweet and savory. I have to say, that I am partial to the sweet versions for which I think this rice was made for! I am starting out this post with the method I generally prefer to use. But you can use stove top, Microwave or a Rice Cooker to make the same.