Generally, the glutinous rice balls we eat are mainly white, with various seasonings added to them. But as competition intensifies, some manufacturers produce colorful glutinous rice balls to attract consumers' attention. So, how to make colorful glutinous rice balls? How to make delicious colorful glutinous rice balls?

How to make colorful glutinous rice balls

Main ingredients: glutinous rice flour, warm boiled water;, filling: glutinous rice balls - black sesame glutinous rice balls filling, ingredients: pumpkin, pandan sesame oil (or matcha powder), cocoa powder, red plant pigment

Method

1. Steam the pumpkin, press it into puree and set aside.

2. Add appropriate amount of warm water to glutinous rice flour and knead into a moist dough.

3. Divide into 5 equal portions.

4. Add pandan sesame oil, pumpkin puree, cocoa powder, and red plant pigments respectively and knead into 4-color dough. Add the remaining white one to make five-color dough.

5. Take a small ball of glutinous rice dough, knead it a few times, and press it into a disc shape. Place a piece of stuffing on the glutinous rice slices, pinch the edges tightly, then gently pinch with both hands, and knead into a round shape.

6. Bring the water in the pot to a boil, change the heat to medium, add the glutinous rice balls, cook until they float and then remove from the pot.

Techniques for making colorful glutinous rice balls

1. The warm water should be colder, just a little warm, otherwise the glutinous rice noodles will be cooked!

2. If you don’t have pandan sesame oil, you can use matcha powder instead!

3. Due to the different ingredients added to the dough that needs to be colored, some will be thinner and some will be dryer, so you need to prepare warm water and glutinous rice flour other than the main ingredients, and add them as appropriate according to actual needs.

How to make colorful glutinous rice balls

1. (Take carrots as an example) Clean the carrots, cut them into small pieces, pour them into a blender, add 1:1 water, and stir into Carrot pulp, then filter the carrot juice through a sand mesh funnel.

2. Prepare 100 grams of glutinous rice flour, add about 50 grams of carrot juice (add little by little) and mix into a dough; cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for 15 minutes.

3. Take out the dough and start making small glutinous rice balls. Take about 3 grams of dough and roll it into a ball in the palm of your hand. Make everything in turn, and sprinkle glutinous rice flour on the dumpling container. Sprinkle some dry flour on the finished dumplings to prevent them from sticking to each other;

4. Follow this method to make other colors Small glutinous rice balls.

5. Boil a pot of water, add small glutinous rice balls, cook until they float to the surface and eat. The taste can be adjusted according to your preference. It tastes great with sugar, salt, or nothing.