Sesame Balls

Name: Sesame Balls
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 250g glutinous rice flour; 70g sugar dissolved in 180ml hot water; 200g sweet red bean paste; 100g white sesame seeds; Oil, for deep-frying

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Also known as: Jian Dui, Jin Deui, Ma Tuan, Chinese Sesame Balls

About this dish

Crisp, hollow deep-fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame seeds and filled with sweet red bean paste.

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Ingredients

🍚250g glutinous rice flour

🍬70g sugar dissolved in 180ml hot water

🫘200g sweet red bean paste

⚪100g white sesame seeds

🫗Oil, for deep-frying

Method

Serves 3

Mix the rice flour with the sugar water into a soft dough.

Wrap a ball of red bean paste in each piece of dough and roll smooth.

Dampen the balls and roll them in sesame seeds, pressing to stick.

Fry in warm oil (about 150°C/300°F), pressing them gently against the pan so they puff up.

Raise the heat to crisp and colour them, then drain.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Jian dui are a dim sum and Chinese New Year favourite; they puff up as they fry, symbolising growing fortune.

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