Glutinous rice ball

Tang Yuan

Glutinous Rice Balls

Tang Yuan is celebrated either on the 21st or 22nd of December every year.This year it falls on the 22nd of December.(when I was young,I always thought it to be on the 22nd december every year)As I was busy on this day,my children help me to make this sweet glutinous rice.They love these round balls,but I dislike it.Therefore,I'm not so keen to make but since they love it so much,I decided to make it for them.I make the dough and they just turn it into round balls..In those days,my late mother bought the ready make dough from the wet market.I prefer to make it myself as it was fairly easy and just glutinous rice flour,water and sugar.

Recipe to follow:
200g glutinous rice flour
150ml or more water if it's still dry a little bit
a few drops  food colouring(red,green,white)

600ml water
75g sugar
                                                                               3-4 screwpine leaves(wash n knotted)
Method:
Combine flour,water and put in a mixing bowl and then mix.knead until smooth and bowl comes out clean.Divide into two or three portions and make into round balls,depending on how big you want the balls to be.
In a big pot,boil the water and sugar and screwpine(pandan leaves) together.When the water boils,dropped the balls into the syrup water.(just like cooking fish/meatball soup)When the balls float,it is ready.

It is never too late to post.I may have posted this late.The festival is over,but it can still be used for next year and the following next,next,next year.