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Glutinous rice balls with black sesame paste.

GLUTINOUS RICE BALLS WITH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FILLINGS (SWEET TANG YUAN)

Michelle Sam
Translucent, soft and chewy glutinour rice balls that are immersed in sweetened milk mixture See the tips to make this an easy recipe.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Refrigeration time for sesame mixture 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 16 balls
Calories 51 kcal

Equipment

  • coffee grinder

Ingredients
 
 

Rice ball dough

  • 132 g glutinous rice flour
  • 120 ml boiling water Initially add 110ml and slowly add more water.

Black sesame paste

  • 45 g sesame seeds
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil or butter optional for a more viscous paste.
  • 20 g sugar

Instructions
 

Sesame mixture

  • Place sesame seeds and sugar in coffee grinder and grind to a powder.
    45 g sesame seeds, 20 g sugar
  • Add coconut oil / butter and mix to form a very stiff paste.
    1 Tbsp coconut oil or butter
  • Place on a plastic wrap and shape into a square cake.
  • Wrap the square and freeze for 1 hour.
  • Cut sesame square into 16 pieces to be used as filling. Keep filling frozen.

Glutinous rice dough

  • Add the glutinous rice into a bowl and make a well in the center.
    132 g glutinous rice flour
  • Pour the boiling water into the glutinous rice flour and mix with chopsticks or spoon.
    120 ml boiling water
  • Stir mixture until all the the liquid is absorbed.
  • Spread the dough into a pancake shape to allow the dough to cool and the glutinous flour to completely hydrate.
  • Cool for 15 minutes.
  • Using your hands, knead the dough for 2-3 minutes until well combined.
  • Cut dough into 16 pieces, should weigh about 13-14 grams each.
  • Shape the individual pieces into thin discs.
  • Add the frozen, hard filling cube into the center of the dough.
  • Using the area between your thumb and forefinger, enclose the dough around the filling.
  • With both your palms, gently roll the dough into balls.

Cooking the balls

  • Boil water in a saucepan.
  • Add balls to the pot while stirring the water to prevent the balls from sticking to the bottom.
  • When the balls float to the top, cook for an additional minute.
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove balls from water and add it to your sweetened mixture.

Video

Notes

The nutritional value is for 1 glutinous rice ball.  Other fillings can be used.  Use the same quantity of filling and "process" it the same.  See video.

Nutrition

Serving: 16gCalories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 0.3IUCalcium: 28mgIron: 0.4mgNet Carbohydrates: 8g
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