Red Bean Black Glutinous Rice Dessert Recipe 红豆黑糯米糖水食谱 (Tong Sui)
Red Bean Black Glutinous Rice dessert is a very popular traditional Chinese dessert. A type of sweet soup (known as Tong Sui 糖水), this is a simple and healthy dessert that you can easily make at home.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 120 grams red beans (rinsed and drained)
- 150 grams black glutinous rice (rinsed and drained)
- 2 litre water (8 cups)
- 80 grams pearl sago
- 1 tsp salt
- 140 grams sugar
- 250 ml thick coconut milk
- 4 pandan leaves (knotted)
Instructions
- 1
Preparing Ingredients:
- 2
Rinse the red bean and black glutinous rice with water to remove impurities and dirt. Drain well. Also knot the pandan leaves.
- 3
Cooking Red Bean and Black Glutinous Rice dessert:
- 4
Bring 2 litres of water to a boil using medium heat.
- 5
Add the red bean and black glutinous rice. Stir to mix well. Then bring to a boil again.
- 6
Next reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 2 hours 30 minutes, stirring constantly until the red beans and black glutinous rice have softened. (The time can be shortened if cooked using a pressure cooker).
- 7
Meanwhile cook the pearl sago. First bring water in a pot to a boil. Add in the pearl sago and boil for 1 minute. There is no need to stir. Cover the pot and off heat. Allow the remaining heat to continue cooking the sago for 20 minutes.
- 8
After 20 minutes, open the lid and check. The sago is fully cooked when it is all translucent and has no white do in the middle. (If there is still a little white dot in the middle, cover the pot and allow it to continue to cook for another 10 minutes).
- 9
Remove cooked sago from the pot. Strain and rinse them under cold running water a few times to remove any residual starch. Put the cooked sago in enough water to cover it until ready to use.
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When red bean and black glutinous rice have softened (after 2hrs 30mins) add in salt, sugar, thick coconut milk and knotted pandan leaves. Stir to mix well.
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Bring to boil over medium heat. Then add in the cooked sago and stir to mix well. Bring to a boil again. Cover and off the heat. Let sago continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
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Lastly remove the pandan leaves. The sweet dessert is now ready to be served.
- 13
Place the red bean dessert into serving bowls and is served hot or cold as is. Additional coconut milk is drizzled for extra flavour. So Enjoy!