Example desserts using sticky grain flour are Paeng Jee (prepared coconut cakes), Bua Loy Benjarong (taro, pumpkin, and mung dal bean balls in coconut milk) as well as Khanom Thua Paep (mung bean ingrdient filling coated with shredded coconut beef).
Rice Flour (paeng khao jao)
Rice flour is helpful to thicken various dishes and is particularly an important ingredient in several Thai desserts. Rice flour is a good substitute for wheat flour, in that the latter causes digestive tract irritation in those who find themselves gluten intolerant. However, rice flour should not be used or substituted in some desserts like cakes. This is because rice flour seriously isn’t finely milled like wedding cake flour, and would not yield exactly the same quality of desserts. In Thailand, there are 3 sorts of rice flour: – Rice flour