Sumptuous Recipes

Khanom Tian (Crystal rice balls with Mung bean filling)

Ingredients for rice balls (wraps):
2 1/2 cups Double-Bear brand glutinous rice flour
2 1/2 cups Nine-Star-Bear brand black glutinous rice flour
1 1/2 cups palm sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2-1 3/4 cups water
Ingredients for filling:
4 1/2 cups Mung beans, steamed and thoroughly mashed
3-4 cups sugar
4 tsp salt
4 tsp ground pepper
3/4 cups shallots, minced
1 cup vegetable oil

Directions:
1. Mix black glutinous rice flour and glutinous rice flour together and knead till soft by slowly adding small amount of water. When the flour is soft and sticky, add sugar and the remaining water. After everything is thoroughly mixed, set the mixture aside for 5 hours or overnight (the mixture will appear as a thick liquid).
2. Cut banana leaves into circles each with diameter you need. Thoroughly dab with oil.
3. Turn on the heat and fry minced shallots till it gives off an aroma. Then add mung beans and season with sugar, salt and pepper. Mix everything well. Turn off the heat when it looks dry enough for forming balls. When it’s cool, make balls out of it, each with 1 inch diameter.
4. Wrap the wrapping mixture in step 1 around the mung bean balls. Then wrap the banana leaves around the balls in pyramid shape. Lay them on steamer.
5. Steam in boiling water at high heat for 20 minutes.