Description
Delightful chewy rice dumplings filled with sweet black sesame paste, traditionally served in a ginger-infused syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 100 grams black sesame seeds
- 90 grams sugar
- 65 grams unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 110 milliliters boiling water
- 100 milliliters cold water
- 4½ cups water (for boiling)
- 4 1-inch thin ginger slices (peeled)
- 1 brown sugar piece (brick)
- Coconut flakes (optional)
- Chopped nuts (optional)
- Additional sweeteners (optional)
Instructions
- Toast the sesame seeds in a skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until fragrant.
- Prepare the filling by processing toasted sesame seeds with sugar and melted butter until smooth.
- Shape the filling into 23 equal balls and chill in the freezer for 1 hour.
- Prepare the dough by mixing glutinous rice flour with boiling water and then cold water until smooth.
- Shape the dough into 23 equal portions and roll into small pancakes.
- Fill each pancake with a frozen sesame filling ball and mold back into a ball shape.
- Cook the dumplings in boiling water with smashed ginger and brown sugar until they float.
- Serve immediately in bowls with ginger soup.
Notes
Ensure to toast sesame seeds well for enhanced flavor. Adjust soup sweetness to your liking.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dumpling
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Tang Yuan, Sesame Dumplings, Chinese Dessert, Glutenous Rice, Comfort Food