Don't be discouraged if you feel like you are fumbling your way through these, I know I was. These take quite a bit of practice to get good at but even if it doesn't look so pretty it will still taste good. There are several methods of wrapping Zong zi. I chose the one that I felt was the most simple to grasp for beginners. All said and done, these are a lot of fun to make. Something about wrapping up food in a leaf just feels adventurous. I was able to find bamboo leaves at my local Asian market, another option is reed leaves. If your local Asian market does not carry either you can find them online at several locations. For the Rice it goes by two names: Glutinous rice or Sweet rice. It is a short fat grain that looks a lot like Italian Arborio Rice. Look for a recipe for Coconut Glutinous rice Dumpling with Curry Filling. I will post within the next 10 hours.
Cut off the end of the leaves.
Lay them in opposite directions.
Cut off the tip of the leaves.
Fold the bottom across the body of the leaves.
Twist inward to form a cone shape.
Fill to the top with filling of your choice. The filling pictured below is a mixture of rice and dried fruit that have been soaked 3 hours and jujubes or Chinese red dates are placed periodically through out(one at the bottom and two at the top).
Tip the cone upside down against the remaining part of the leaf.
Fold the remaining leaf in half.
And then wrap the remaining leaf around the cone.
Here is a video tutorial I did to hopefully make it as clear a possible:
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