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Sesame balls
Crisp sesame shell, chewy inside, sweet bean centre. A hollow golden balloon of joy.
45 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
Rolling into fortuneMake it your way
Grandma's wayGlutinous rice balls with red bean, coated in sesame and fried.
The original335kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
45minutessame
Glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour)1⅔ cups
Sugar3 tbsp
Water⅔ cup, hot
Sweet red bean paste½ cup
Sesame seeds⅓ cup
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying (about 4 tbsp absorbed)Method
- 1Dissolve the sugar in the hot water, pour into the flour and mix, then knead into a soft dough.
- 2Divide into 12. Flatten each, add a teaspoon of red bean paste, seal and roll into a ball.
- 3Dip each ball in water and roll in sesame, pressing so the seeds stick.
- 4Start frying in oil on medium low heat. As they float, press gently with a ladle and keep turning.
- 5Raise the heat for the last minute to crisp, then drain.
Serve it like thisPile on a plate lined with paper and serve warm, while the shell still crackles. Tea on the side.