Lotus seed sticky rice is a familiar, simple dish that many people love for its fragrant, rich flavor. Today, TasteVN will guide you through 2 ways to prepare this steamed dish for you to enjoy, let’s get cooking right away!
1. Lotus seed sticky rice
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lotus seed sticky rice For 4 people
Green sticky rice 500 gr Mung beans 100 gr Lotus seeds 100 gr Shredded coconut 200 gr Coconut milk 200 ml Pandanus leaves 5 leaves (1 bunch) Sugar 70 gr Salt A little
How to prepare Lotus Seed Green Sticky Rice
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Steam mung beans and lotus seeds
Rinse the mung beans and soak them for 3 hours.
Next, place a steaming pot on the stove and bring it to a boil over medium heat. When the water boils, add the lotus seeds and steam for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a bowl. After that, add the mung beans and steam for about 20 minutes.
Once the mung beans are steamed, let them cool slightly and then mash them finely.
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Stir-fry shredded coconut
Heat a pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 200g of shredded coconut and 30g of sugar, then stir-fry for about 10 minutes.
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Cook coconut milk
Place a pot on the stove over medium heat. When the pot is hot, add 200ml of coconut milk, 1 bunch of pandan leaves, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt, then bring to a boil for about 5 minutes.
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Mixing green sticky rice
You put the flattened green rice into a bowl, add the cooked coconut milk, 40g of sugar, and mix well. Then cover tightly and let it rest for 1 hour.
After the green sticky rice has rested, add mashed mung beans, lotus seeds, and sautéed grated coconut into the bowl. Wear plastic gloves and mix gently, and it’s done!
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Final product
The green sticky rice with lotus seeds looks very appealing. When enjoyed, you will feel the fragrant, nutty, and chewy taste of the green rice, lotus seeds, and mung beans, mixed with a bit of creaminess from the coconut milk, making it very tasty.
Show off your cooking skills and make this sticky rice dish to treat the family, I guarantee everyone will love it!
2. Green sticky rice with lotus seeds (Recipe shared by a user)
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Green sticky rice with lotus seeds (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 4
Lotus seeds 75 gr Grated coconut 100 gr Flattened green rice 100 gr Coconut milk 50 gr Pandan leaf extract 50 gr Cooked mung beans 30 gr Sugar 30 gr
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How to make Green sticky rice with lotus seeds (Recipe shared by a user)
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Boil lotus seeds
Wash the lotus seeds and remove the lotus seed heart.
Put 75gr lotus seeds in a pot and boil on high heat until the seeds are soft and fragrant, then remove and drain.
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Sautéed coconut and boiled peeled mung beans
Place the pan on the stove and wait for it to heat up, then add 100g of shredded coconut and 30g of sugar and stir well over low to medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugar is completely dissolved and turns an off-white color, then turn off the heat.
Rinse the peeled mung beans and put them in a pot to boil over high heat until the beans are soft and fragrant, then remove them.
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Cook coconut milk
Add 50g of coconut milk and 25g of pandan leaf extract into a pot and cook over medium heat, stirring gently, until the mixture boils, then turn off the heat.
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Fermenting the glutinous rice
Put 100g of flattened glutinous rice into a bowl, then add 25g of pandan coconut milk and stir the mixture until the pandan coconut milk is fully absorbed by the glutinous rice.
Next, cover the mixture tightly with plastic wrap and let it ferment for 1 hour to soften the glutinous rice.
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Completion
After the glutinous rice has been fermented and softened, add the sautéed coconut, lotus seeds, and 30g of cooked mung beans into the mixture, then mix well and serve on a plate, adding a little grated coconut on top of the glutinous rice.
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Final Product
We have just completed the dish of green sticky rice with lotus seeds, coconut, and mung beans, which is incredibly delicious and attractive with the deep yellow color of the lotus seeds and mung beans, complemented by the green of pandan leaves; the fragrant aroma from the pandan leaves and lotus seeds, when eaten, the lotus seeds are buttery and fatty, the green rice is soft with a little crunch and not dry, a truly wonderful dish.
How to choose good quality lotus seeds
- For fresh lotus seeds, you should choose seeds that have just been harvested. Fresh lotus seeds will have an ivory or deep yellow color, and they are plump and round on the outside.
- Additionally, unpeeled lotus seeds tend to be fresher, and the heart of the seed is still intact, which is good for health.
- For dried lotus seeds, you should buy those that are opaque white, small, and uniform in size. Generally, dried lotus seeds will not have the heart.
- Avoid choosing lotus seeds that have a musty smell or small spots on the surface, as these have been stored for too long and are no longer usable.
How to choose delicious fresh green rice properly
- If you don’t have fresh green rice, you can also use dried green rice to make this green rice pudding with coconut milk!
- You should choose green rice grains that are bright yellow-green, flat and thin, and look firm.
- Delicious green rice has a natural fragrant aroma; when tasted, you will feel the chewiness and the sweet, nutty flavor of young rice.
- You should avoid buying green rice that is too dark or too bright, as that is rice that has been artificially dyed.
- You should not buy green rice that shows signs of mold, is wet, or has an unusual smell, as that is old rice that has spoiled and will affect health and the flavor of the dish.
How to choose delicious plump mung beans
- You should choose fresh mung beans, which are yellow, plump, round, and shiny, with a natural bean aroma when smelled.
- When held in hand, they feel firm and do not leave a powdery residue.
- You should not choose beans that have unusual colors, signs of mold or pests, and have a strange smell when sniffed.
- If you cannot find shelled mung beans, you can buy whole mung beans; before cooking, soak them for 2-3 hours and then rinse off the skin.
With just a few simple steps, you can have the incredibly delicious and attractive lotus seed green sticky rice right away. TasteVN wishes you success with these 2 recipes!
