Sesame and peanut sticky rice dumplings

These colourful sticky rice dumplings are sure to become a Chinese New Year tradition!

Recipe «Sesame and peanut sticky rice dumplings» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 5 tbsp sesame seeds, 4 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar, 1/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, 1 tbsp coconut oil, softened, 1 1/3 cup glutinous rice flour , 1 cup coconut milk, Splash of rose pink food colouring, Splash of green food colouring , 4 cups water, 1/2 cup white sugar, 5cm knob fresh ginger, roughly chopped.

Ingredients:

• 5 tbsp sesame seeds 
• 4 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar 
• 1/4 cup unsalted roasted peanuts 
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, softened 
• 1 1/3 cup glutinous rice flour 
• 1 cup coconut milk 
• Splash of rose pink food colouring 
• Splash of green food colouring 
• 4 cups water 
• 1/2 cup white sugar 
• 5cm knob fresh ginger, roughly chopped 

Instructions

1. To make filling, place sesame seeds into a frying pan over high heat, swirl pan around and toast seeds until they are fragrant and a light golden colour. Place in mortar and pestle or small blender and pound or blend well, add remaining ingredients and combine well until a thick paste forms. Set aside.
2. To make dough combine flour and coconut milk, mix with a fork until well combined then knead with the palm of your hands to bring the dough together. The consistency of the dough should be on the slightly wetter side rather than too dry, to test if the consistency is right, take a tablespoon of dough and press it into a flat disc, the dough should be soft and pliable and not crack or fall apart. Add a small amount of water if the dough is too dry, add more flour if the dough seems too wet.
3. Divide the dough into three equal parts in three bowls, add a tiny splash or rose pink food colouring to one dough, work the dough well so that you achieve an even colour. Add green food colouring to a different dough batch, repeat process. Leave one batch white.
4. To make the dumplings, take one tablespoon of dough mixture, flatten it out in the palm of your hand, take one teaspoon of filling, pinch it together to make it compact, place in the centre of the dough then pinch the sides of the dough around the filling then roll dough in the palm of your hand to create a smooth ball. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
5. Place a large saucepan of water over high heat and bring to the boil.
6. In a medium sized saucepan, add 4 cups of water, sugar and ginger to make the sweet ginger soup. Bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 10 – 15 minutes, or until ready to serve.
7. Once boiling rapidly add the balls, allow them to cook for about 5 minutes, or until they come to the surface of the water and then wait for a further minute before removing them with a slotted spoon. Be careful, they are hot!
8. Serve 2 dumplings in a small bowl with a about 1/2 cup of soup per bowl per person. Serve immediately. Garnish with a small amount of sesame seeds (optional)