Easy Buchi Recipe
Chinese sesame seed balls with mung filling
Servings: 24
Calories: 208kcal
Equipment
- Cooking Pot
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
- 3 cups glutinous rice flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup water
- 3 cups cooking oil, or as needed, for frying
Filling Ingredients
- 1 cup mung bean, rinsed, peeled and split
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups water, or as needed
Instructions
Dough Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil. Add-in the sugar and simmer until dissolved.
- In a mixing bowl, add-in the glutinous rice flour and the water. Mix until a smooth dough is and a nice consistency is achieved.
- Cut a portion of the dough and form small spherical pieces about 1 to 2 inches in size. Repeat for the rest of the dough.
- Press the center of the dough ball using your thumb to form an indent enough to fit the filling.
- Add-in the mung bean paste (1 tbsp) at the center and gather the edges of the dough around the filling and seal back to its spherical shape.
- Moist the dough balls with just enough water and then fully coat it with sesame seeds.
- In a cooking pot, pour-in and heat cooking oil over low to medium heat.
- Add-in the dough balls. Deep-fry for 6 to 8 minutes or until the balls are golden brown and are starting to float on top.
- Drain excess oil and transfer to a serving plate or serving tray. Serve and enjoy!
Filling Instructions
- In a cooking pot, pour-in water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add-in the mung beans. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until tender.
- Using a blender or a mortar and pestle, mash the beans until a smooth texture is formed. Add-in sugar and mix until well-incorporated.
- In a non-stick cooking pan, apply medium heat. Add-in the mung bean mixture and cook until liquid is absorbed and a paste-like texture is formed.
- Remove from heat and let it cool until firm.
Notes
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Buchi Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 0.4g3%
Sodium 14mg1%
Potassium 50mg1%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 2.7g11%
Sugar 8.5g9%
Protein 3.7g7%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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