Mini Sesame Balls 迷你芝麻球

I vaguely remembered having these when I was a little girl. I dont remember how it tasted like though.



After trying them out after so many years, I find that its like eating the deep version of Muah Chee. Its sort of crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Sadly, It didnt bring back my childhood memories. :P

Ingredients:

• 250g Glutinous Rice Flour


• 20g All purpose/Plain Flour


• 1/3 teaspoon Vanilla Essence 


• 1 Egg, lightly beaten


• White Sesame Seed for coating


• Oil for deep frying

Sugar Solution:

• 80g White Sugar


• 140ml Water

How to do it:

1. Prepare the sugar solution by simmering the sugar in water till it dissolved.


2. Set aside to cool for later use.


3. Mix glutinous flour and plain flour together.


4. Add the sugar solution, vanilla essence and egg to the flour mixture.


5. Mix and knead into a smooth dough.


6. Roll dough about 5g-7g into a ball.


7. Coat with white sesame seeds.


8. Deep fry till golden brown.


9. Remove and drain on paper towel.

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Black Sesame Paste With Almonds Using Cuisinart Hot And Cold Blender

Black Sesame Paste is one of the common dessert found in dessert chain outlets such as Ah Chew Desserts, Dessert Hut, Er Gu Dessert (二姑糖水) and etc. And some believe that by consuming black sesame paste it also helps to nourish the blood, lubricate the intestines and clear "wind" in the stomach too.

On the down side, for those suffer from spleen troubles, diarrhoea or loose stools should avoid over-consumption of these small seeds.

BLACK SESAME PASTE WITH ALMONDS

After the previous recipes on Broccoli And Spinach Soup, Pumpkin And Meat Porridge; this post I would be sharing another quick Asian dessert which I am sure most of you would love it. The consistency of this Black Sesame Paste could be adjust with additional 100 - 150ml more of water during cooking if you prefer a more dilute and watery paste.

(Serves: 4 | Preparation: 10 minutes | Cooking: 20 minutes)

Ingredients:
150g Black Sesame Seeds
50g Uncooked Rice
4 Cups (1000ml) Water
150g Caster Sugar/Rock Sugar
1 Stalk Pandan Leave, knotted
50g Roasted Almonds, roughly chopped

Method:-
1. Pre-soaked the rice for at least 30 minutes, drain well and set aside.

2. Rinse the black sesame seeds, drain well and pan-fry till completely dry and fragrant.

3. Place sesame seeds and rice into Cuisinart Hot And Cold Blender glass jug together with water. Set the timer to 20 minutes, blend the mixture for 30 seconds using SPEED 1.

4. Next add in pandan leave and sugar, bring the mixture to boil on HIGH for 5 minutes before switching it to SIMMER and continue to cook until end of the cycle.

5. When everything is cooked, remove the "pandan leave" and PULSE the mixture twice or more to achieve your desire texture.

6. Ladle Black Sesame Paste between serving bowls, garnish with roasted almonds and serve immediately.

To serve you could top it with some roasted almond to enhance the taste or even with a scoop of Vanilla Ice-cream if you are open to some adventure new combination. Till then I would update more recipes such as "Watermelon Granita", "Porridge", "Bolognese Sauce" using Cuisinart Hot And Cold Blender soon.

STAND A CHANCE TO WIN CUISINART SILICONE WARE

Just for your information, I saw from ToTTs Facebook page that they already round-up the 8 Finalists for Cuisinart Soup Making Competition (Singapore region) which will take place on 01 December 2012. After which the winning team will represent Singapore in the regional competition in Hong Kong for the championship! So why not "VOTE" and support your favourite soup shown above at ToTT Facbook Page (link here) and be one of the 4 Lucky Voters to win a set of Cuisinart Silicone Ware worth S$80.00!

I have "voted" the Healthy Prawn Broccoli Soup (2nd row, 2nd soup), what about you?

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French Beans with Sesame Seed Sauce

Urgh! For weeks, I havent been able to first access my blog and when I finally do, I cant post. It was so frustrating. The problems have been resolved, I hope. I still get error message now and then but so it looks fine to me. Im keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully, my posts wont suddenly just disappear one day. Ill be posting the newer recipes one as I had forgotten the exactly measurements for the older ones :P Lazy me dont have a habit of writing them down. :P I shall not waste time ranting. If you like sesame seed, you have to try this. I know sesame seed is hard to digest. So, I have grind it into powder form. We just love the aroma and the taste of this dish.  

Ingredients:

• 100g French Beans, ends removed


• 3 tablespoon Ground Toasted Sesame Seed


• 1 teaspoon Sugar


• 1/2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce


• 3 tablespoon Water


• Salt to taste 

How to do it:

1. Heat oil in wok.


2. Stir fry french bean till 80% cooked.


3. Add in the rest of the ingredients except salt.


4. Continue stir frying till sauce is almost dry.


5. Add salt to taste, if need.


6. Give the french beans a finally toss.


7. Dish and serve.

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