It usually takes 2-3 hours to cook raw rice dumplings.

Zongzi is a common traditional delicacy during the Dragon Boat Festival. It tastes very good and has high nutritional value. Many people cook and eat zongzi at home. The uncooked rice dumplings made by yourself usually take longer to cook. This kind is more difficult to cook. It usually takes about two to three hours to cook. It may take longer. It depends on the size and quantity of the rice dumplings.

Raw rice dumplings are usually wrapped in glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is rich in amylopectin and is not easy to cook. If you use an ordinary pot, you need to boil water and cook for 2-3 hours. Basically, if the cooking time is short, the rice dumplings will become hard and the texture will not be waxy and fragrant. To determine whether the rice dumplings are cooked, you can pick them up and press them with your fingers when they are cooked to a certain level. If it feels soft and sticky, it's cooked. Otherwise, turn it over and continue cooking.

But if you use a pressure cooker to cook the rice dumplings, they can be cooked faster, usually about 30 minutes after steaming.