Alkaline Rice Dumplings

Alkaline Rice Dumplings

　　Alkaline Rice Dumplings

　　Ingredients: 600g round glutinous rice, 1 tablespoon alkaline oil.

　　Method for making alkaline rice dumplings: 1. Rinse the round glutinous rice, then add water to cover the rice and soak for 4–8 hours.

　　2. Soak the bamboo leaves in water for about 30 minutes, then rinse and drain before setting aside.

　　3. After soaking the round glutinous rice for at least 4 hours, drain the water and mix in the alkaline oil until the grains turn slightly yellow.

　　4. Take a bamboo leaf and fold it into a triangular pouch shape, lightly grease it, then add 2.5 tablespoons of rice. Wrap into a dumpling shape and tie securely with cotton string—be careful not to tie too tightly.

　　5. Boil the alkaline rice dumplings in water for 1–1.5 hours. Unwrap a leaf to check—the grains should have fully fused into a golden kernel, resulting in perfectly chewy alkaline rice dumplings.