Sweet Bean Dumplings In Ginger Syrup
Filling
115 g dried yellow beans, soaked overnight and boiled for 1 hour
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp caster sugar
Dough
550 g rice flour
Syrup (boiled with 1 litre water)
550 g caster sugar
1tbsp shredded fresh ginger
Coconut Sauce (bring to a boil)
400 ml coconut milk
1.5 tsps caster sugar
Pinch of salt
3.5 tbsps corn flour mixed with 4 tbsps water
Sesame seeds for topping
1. Drain cooked yellow beans and mash. Add oil and sugar to create a thick paste. Set aside.
2. Put rice flour in a bowl. MAke a well in the centre. Add just enough water (about 425 ml) to make a smooth dough. Take about 1 tbsp of dough and flatten into a palm-sized circle. Put 1 tsp of filling inthe centre, cover with dough to make a round dumpling. Make 12 to 15 dumplings.
3. Cook the dumplings in a pan of boiling water. Once they rise to the top - after 15 to 20 mins - they are cooked. Drain and plunge the dumplings into cold water. Drain again.
4. To serve, place 2 or 3 dumplings in a bowl. Pour hot ginger syrup over, add 1 or 2 tbsps hot coconut sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

