Red Bean and Milk Rice Cake Chinese New Year Dessert By Dapur Sinolin

 Prep Time 2 hours

 Cook Time 3 hours

 Total Time 5 hours

 Servings 4 tins worth

Ingredients

Ingredients for Sweet Red Bean

• 100 g red beans soak in water for a couple of hours
• 100 g brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt

Ingredients for Red Bean and Coconut Rice Cake

• 100 g glutinous rice flour
• 100g sweet red beans
• 50 ml of milk
• •100 g brown sugar

Instructions

Procedure for Sweet Red Bean

1. Drain the red beans and put them into a saucepan. Add 750ml of water into the saucepan and boil it first. Once it has reached boiling point reduce the heat and simmer for around 1 hour until the red beans are soft enough that you can squash them with your fingers. Please note you must keep stirring the red beans to prevent them from burning. Add more water to the saucepan if necessary.
2. Mix sugar and salt with the red beans while they are still hot and leave aside for a few hours.

Procedure for Red Bean and Coconut Rice Cake

1. Boil coconut milk and add brown sugar. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved and leave it to cool down.
2. Mix glutinous rice flour with coconut milk from step 1 and make sure there are no lumps in the mixture.
3. Mix sweet red bean mixture into step 2 evenly.
4. Brush a layer of oil into tin into some tin foil trays (I used 6x4x2 inch tin foil boxes from my local Chinese supermarket. These tins are exactly the same kind you get at Chinese takeaways) and pour the mixture into it.
5. Use a steamer to steam the rice cakes. If like myself you’re using a metal steamer, use a clean towel to effectively tie down the lid. This prevents water from dripping from the lid onto the rice cake which can affect the final result. Once the water under the steamer has started to boil, leave the rice cakes to steam for 30 minutes.
6. After the rice cakes have been steamed allow them to completely cool down before attempting to remove them from the tins (otherwise they’ll stick). Cut your rice cake into 3cm cubes and fold them into either spring roll pastries or wonton pastries. Deep fry them until the pastries have turned a golden brown color. Your oil temperature should be approximately 180 degrees celsius.