Recipe Ingredient
- 500g glutinous rice, washed and soaked overnight
- 1 tbsp alkaline water
- 1 tsp oil
- 100g lotus seed paste
- Bamboo leaves
- Hemp string for tying
Instructions
- Clean and soak the bamboo leaves and hemp string. Drain glutinous rice. Add alkaline water and oil to mix.
- To wrap dumplings: Take two leaves and fold into a cone shape. Put in a heaped tablespoon of glutinous rice. Add a teaspoon of lotus seed paste in the centre of the rice. Cover with more rice. Wrap into a cone and secure with hemp string.
- Knot all the dumplings into a bunch. Bring a pot of water to a rapid boil. Lower the bunch of dumplings into the water. Make sure there is enough water to cover the dumplings.
- Let them boil for three hours. Top up constantly with water to maintain the level of the water at all times. Drain/dry the dumplings once they are cooked through.
