How to make millet and red date dumplings

As long as you live, you have to eat. And if you want to live longer, you have to eat better. In order to eat better, you first have to change your bad habit of eating takeout. From now on, it’s best to cook your own meals every day. If you don’t know how, now I will teach you how to make millet and red date dumplings.

1. Wash the millet and soak it in water overnight.

2. Wash the rice dumplings leaves and soak them overnight.

3. Wash the red dates and soak them for 30 minutes.

4.Mix the soaked glutinous rice and millet.

5. Fold the rice dumplings leaves.

6. Add 2 spoons of rice and rock sugar.

7. Add 3 red dates.

8. Add two spoonfuls of rice again.

9. Cover with another layer of mushroom and glutinous rice mixture, keep the two ends of the rice leaf overlapping, fold it back to cover the glutinous rice, and make sure to press it firmly. This is a key step in adjusting the shape of the rice dumpling and ensuring that the rice does not leak out.

10. Finally, adjust the end of the rice dumpling leaf, cut off the excess part, and tie it tightly with cotton thread.

11. Add hot water into the pot, and make sure the water covers the rice dumplings! After boiling, keep the heat at medium-high for 1 hour, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour.

12. The cooked rice dumplings are quite hot, so it is best to take them out and let them dry before eating.

13. Peel one and try it while it’s still warm.

It is not difficult to make millet and red date dumplings, as you can see from the steps described above. Now, you can go to the kitchen and try it. Only after you put in the effort will you discover how delicious this dish is.