Can glutinous rice be steamed?

Glutinous rice tastes very soft, sticky and sweet. It is quite common to use glutinous rice to steam rice. For example, it can be made into pumpkin glutinous rice, rose glutinous rice balls, etc. They all taste very delicious and have good nutritional value. Moreover, glutinous rice has a good effect in preventing hunger. For people who often do heavy physical labor, it is beneficial to eat glutinous rice frequently. Let us learn about it.

Can glutinous rice be steamed?

It is not a good idea to eat glutinous rice steamed rice as a staple food. You can add some glutinous rice to the rice and cook it to make it more fragrant. Glutinous rice is difficult to digest and it is not good to eat too much.

1. Pumpkin Glutinous Rice

1. Cut the small pumpkin from 1/3 and dig into pumpkin cups. Remove the core of the red dates and cut them into shreds. 2. Add 50g of water to the glutinous rice and steam it in boiling water.

3. After it cools down a bit, add the dried fruit and mix well. 4. Fill the pumpkin pot with the glutinous rice. 5. Put it in a pot with boiling water and steam it on high heat for 8 minutes.

2. Rose glutinous rice balls

1. Soak glutinous rice in water for 12 to 24 hours. Break off the rose petals, wash them, blanch them in boiling water, cut them into shreds and set aside.

2. Put the glutinous rice in a small bowl, add appropriate amount of milk and water, and steam it. After steaming, let it air dry for half an hour, then mash it lightly with a spoon to make it sticky.

3. Place a clean damp cloth on the table, then place plastic wrap on the cloth, first place the rose filaments, then spread the glutinous rice evenly on the rose filaments, and then sprinkle a layer of meat floss evenly on the glutinous rice. Then use your hands to roll the cloth left and right so that the glutinous rice wraps the fried dough sticks and forms a ball. Then open the plastic wrap and eat it. You can dip it in honey or condensed milk according to your personal preference. This is salty.

3. Eight Treasure Glutinous Rice

1. Wash the glutinous rice and place it on a plate, then add an appropriate amount of water; 2. Steam over medium heat for 20 minutes until cooked; 3. Add sugar to the cooked rice; 4. Stir until the sugar dissolves;

5. Take a container and brush it with oil so that the rice will not stick to the container when you take it out; 6. Put equal amounts of candied dates, cranberries, raisins, etc. on the plate;

7. Put half of the rice into the container; 8. Press it flat with your hands; 9. Add the red bean paste; 10. Put the remaining rice in and press it flat;

11. Put it back in the steamer and steam it on medium heat for 15 minutes. 12. After steaming, turn it upside down on a plate and pour a little osmanthus sauce on it.

Note: 1. The ratio of rice to water is generally one to one; 2. The amount of sugar and candied fruit depends on personal taste; 3. The characteristics of Eight Treasure Rice Pudding: sweet but not greasy, bright in color