Do you always feel tired, weak, irritable, and poor in appetite on hot dog days? Not even interested in big fish and big meat. Therefore, in normal times, we should eat more foods that are cool and cool, moisturizing and de-fired, and easy to digest. However, today I would like to share with you a cheap and healthy ingredient - pumpkin.
Speaking of pumpkins, it's a treasure! Pumpkin is highly nutritious and has the reputation of "golden melon". It is also known as the "gold of vegetables". It contains a lot of nutrients such as protein, vitamins, dietary fiber, and amino acids. In normal times, eating some pumpkin appropriately has the functions of promoting digestion, moistening the intestines and laxative, nourishing blood and invigorating qi, and beautifying and nourishing the skin.
Since there are so many benefits of eating pumpkin, how can we miss it? Therefore, today I would like to share with you a simple and delicious way to eat it - pumpkin glutinous rice balls. The clever combination of pumpkin and sticky rice not only doubles the taste, but also is the best choice for health and wellness. Next, let's take a look at the specific method of pumpkin glutinous rice dumplings!
Recommended way to eat: pumpkin glutinous rice dumplings
Main ingredients: old pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, red bean paste, detercrated coconut, water, etc.
Here's how:
1. Handle the pumpkin
Peel the old pumpkin and scoop out the pumpkin seeds with a spoon. Then cut it into small pieces and put it on the steamer to steam.
2. Steamed pumpkin
When the pumpkin is steamed, it will come out with water, and the excess water can be drained out, and then the pumpkin puree is pressed with a spoon.
3. Make the dough
Pour the glutinous rice flour into the pumpkin puree, add water, stir until there is no dry glutinous rice flour, and then knead it into a smooth dough.
4. Wrap the filling
From the dough, pull a small dough into a small dough, first knead it into a solid center, and then knead it into a round ball. Pinch it into a small dimple with your thumb, put the bean paste filling in the middle, and then roll it round.
5. Steamed pumpkin dough
Place the wrapped pumpkin dough on the steamer and steam for about 10 minutes. When placing it, pay attention to leaving a gap between the two pairs to prevent them from sticking together.
6. Wrap in desiccated coconut
Remove from pan and coat with a layer of desiccated coconut while hot. Not only does it look beautiful in color, but it also adds a unique flavor.
Tips:
1. The filling can be selected according to your own taste, if you don't like the bean paste filling, you can also leave it out. Pure pumpkin dough with a good taste.
2. If there is no desiccated coconut, you can use white sesame seeds or black sesame seeds instead.
3. When wrapping the filling, get some water or oil on your hands, the dough is not easy to stick to your hands, and it is faster to wrap up.
The pumpkin glutinous rice dough is simple, soft and glutinous and sweet, with zero additives, making it healthier to eat. Especially if you have children at home, you are guaranteed to fall in love with it when you see such a glutinous delicacy! If you like it, try it now!