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One of the most common questions people new to chinesefoodrecipes.org ask is “how to make  rice noodles at home?”

Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice. Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are also added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles.

Making Fresh Rice Noodles Home

Recipe from “Thai Home-Cooking from Kamolmal’s Kitchen”.

Ingredients for Making Fresh rice noodles:  Makes 1 Lb.

Vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups uncooked long-grain rice
1 1/4 cups water

Steps to Make Fresh rice noodles

Step 1. Soak the rice overnight in the water. After soaking, grind the rice with water for 5 or 10 minutes in a blender to form a very smooth thin batter, (A food processor won’t work for this.) When done grinding, you should be able to feel no more than the slightest hint of solid particles if you rub the batter between your fingers. Better too smooth than not smooth enough!

Step 2. Lightly coat an 8″ x 8″ x 2″ baking pan with oil and heat it for about 3 minutes in a steamer. Pour in 1/2 cup batter in an even layer and replace the steamer lid. Steam for 5 minutes. From this point on, check to make sure there’s water in the steamer. Add boiling water as necessary if it’s low.

Step 3. After 5 minutes, coat the top of the first layer lightly but thoroughly with vegetable oil and pour 1/2 cup of batter in an even layer on top of it. Again, steam for 5 minutes. Repeat with the remaining batter. After adding the last layer, steam for 8 minutes. When sliced, the layers will separate into thin noodles.

Step 4. Use immediately in any recipe calling for fresh rice noodles or wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and store in the ‘fridge for up to 2 days. They can be frozen for up to 6 months, but will be grainy when thawed.

It not easy for one to make rice noodles at home, You usually end up really “gummy” or “mooshy” on your first try. Suddenly, you get discouraged and feel like you’ll never make this noodles again. In this case, I suggest you just buy a package dried rice noodles from the supermarket when you want cooking a rice noodles recipe, instead of making it yourself .