Mung Bean Balls

Mung Bean Balls

　　Mung Bean Balls, a steamed dim sum. Features: tender texture, beautiful color, refreshing and sweet taste. Cooking method: steaming. This is a famous snack from Jiangjin District, Chongqing, and can be served with desserts like sago fruit soup.

　　The dough is made from glutinous rice flour, kneaded evenly, and filled with a sweet mixture of candied dates, lard, osmanthus, and sugar. It is shaped into small round balls, steamed until cooked, and then coated in mashed mung beans to finish. nU6

　　Tips: The candied dates used for the filling should be steamed until soft and mashed into a paste. Lard can be added in several batches. The mung beans should first be boiled in water until cooked—soft enough to rub off their skins by hand—and then steamed again after the skins are removed. nU6

　　Alternatively, the balls can be coated with mashed mung beans before being steamed. nU6