"Mung beans with a treasure, less running to the hospital"! One strengthens the spleen, the second dispels dampness, and the third dispels the heat, and the elderly and children rush to eat
When summer arrives, the weather becomes hot and stuffy, which makes people lose their appetite and get tired easily. At this time, the most common thing our family eats is mung beans, which not only relieves the heat, but also dispels dampness and strengthens the spleen. In particular, mung beans and glutinous rice flour are made into mung bean cakes, which are loved by the elderly and children, and are simply a must-have food in summer. Today, I will share how to make this healthy and delicious mung bean cake at home, so that the whole family can enjoy the delicious taste at the same time, and reduce the need to run to the hospital.
Speaking of mung bean cakes, I have to mention an interesting incident from last summer. At that time, I had just learned to make mung bean cakes, and my son saw me busy in the kitchen and asked curiously, "Mom, what are you cooking?" I smiled and replied, "Mung bean cake, it's delicious." He waited for me to do it in disbelief, but as soon as he took a bite, his eyes lit up: "Mom, this is better than the one you bought outside!" "Since then, he has often pestered me to make mung bean cakes, not only eating them himself, but also sharing them with his classmates, and everyone praised me for the deliciousness. This strengthened my belief in making more healthy food for my family.
Mung beans are rich in protein, vitamins, and minerals, making them especially suitable for summer consumption. It not only clears away heat and detoxifies, but also boosts the body's metabolism and helps eliminate toxins from the body. Mung beans and glutinous rice flour are paired together to not only have a delicate taste, but also increase satiety, making it a healthy and delicious snack.
The preparation of homemade mung bean cake
Ingredients: mung bean: 250 grams, glutinous rice flour: 100 grams, white sugar: 100 grams (adjusted according to personal taste), edible oil: appropriate amount, water: appropriate amount
Steps: 1. Soak the mung beans: Soak the mung beans in water for about 4 hours until the mung beans become soft. The soaked mung beans are easier to cook and have a better taste. Boiled mung beans: Put the soaked mung beans into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook over medium heat until the mung beans are cooked and rotten. When cooking, be careful to stir to prevent the bottom from being mushy. Mung bean puree: Sift cooked mung beans or beat them in a food processor to make them as fine as possible without graininess.
To make the base: Add glutinous rice flour and white sugar to the mung bean puree and stir well. If you like a richer taste, you can add a little cooking oil to make the mung bean cake smoother.
Steamed mung bean cake: Pour the stirred mung bean puree into the mold and compact. Place the molds in a steamer and steam over medium heat for about 20-30 minutes until the mung bean cake is cooked through. Cooling and setting: Take out the steamed mung bean cake, let it cool and cut it into small pieces before eating. When you eat it in summer, you can put it in the refrigerator for a while to get a better taste.
Tips:
1. Sugar amount adjustment: The sweetness of mung bean cake can be adjusted according to personal preference, if you like sweeter, you can put more sugar, and if you don't like too sweet, you can reduce the amount of sugar.
2. Storage method: Mung bean cake can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-5 days, take out some every time you eat, and put it at room temperature to warm up.
3. Creative collocation: If you like other flavors of mung bean cake, you can add desiccated coconut and red date paste to mung bean puree to make mung bean cake with different flavors.
Mung bean cake is rich in fiber, which helps to promote digestion, strengthen the spleen and stomach. Eating it in summer can dispel dampness and reduce fire, which is very suitable for the elderly and children. Mung bean cake not only has the nutrition of mung beans, but also the satiety brought by glutinous rice flour, which is a nutritious and delicious snack. Every summer, I make a big plate of mung bean cake, which the whole family loves to eat. Watching them eat happily also makes me feel very satisfied. Homemade mung bean cake is not only healthy and delicious, but also full of the warmth of home. If you also want your family to run to the hospital less and eat more healthy and delicious snacks, you might as well try this mung bean cake!
I hope today's sharing can bring you some inspiration, so let's try it out! We believe that you and your family will fall in love with this delicious and healthy mung bean cake.