White bean dessert is a familiar dessert of the Mekong Delta, loved by many diners. Today, TasteVN will introduce you to 2 quick and simple ways to cook white bean dessert using a rice cooker that are still delicious. Let’s get cooking right away!
1. White bean dessert using a rice cooker
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for White bean dessert using a rice cooker Serves 6
White beans 300 gr Glutinous rice 320 gr (1 can) Coconut milk 300 gr Granulated sugar 300 gr Salt 3 teaspoons Tapioca flour 1 tablespoon Pandan leaves 6 sprigs
How to make White Bean Sweet Soup using a rice cooker
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Soak and boil the white beans
After washing the beans clean, soak them for at least 1 hour to allow them to soften.
After soaking, drain the soaking water and place the beans in the pot, adding enough water to cover the beans and 1 teaspoon of salt, stirring well.
Next, turn on the stove and cook the beans over medium heat until they boil vigorously, then skim off the foam. Lower the heat and continue to simmer the beans for about 30 – 45 minutes, until the beans are soft and cooked through.
Once cooked, pour the beans into a strainer, discard the boiling water, and let the beans drain.
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Wash and cook the sticky rice
First, wash the sticky rice thoroughly and place it in the rice cooker, measuring 1 can of water and adding 1 teaspoon of salt to the pot.
Next, tie 2 pandan leaves together and add them to the pot while cooking the sticky rice to create a fragrant aroma. Cook the sticky rice in the rice cooker.
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Cook white bean sweet soup
After the sticky rice is cooked, add 300g of white granulated sugar, and mix the sugar with the sticky rice until the rice is soft and translucent, and the sugar is completely dissolved.
Next, add the cooked beans from step 1 and mix well with the sticky rice.
Once the sticky rice and beans are well mixed, turn on the rice cooker for an additional 5 minutes until the sugar is fully dissolved, and you’re done.
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Make coconut milk for the sweet soup
First, mix 1 tablespoon of tapioca flour with 2 tablespoons of warm water, stirring until the flour is completely dissolved.
Next, add 300g of coconut milk to a pot and heat it over low heat until it simmers, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 2 pandan leaves tied together, stirring well.
When the coconut milk is boiling vigorously, add the diluted tapioca flour, pouring it in while stirring continuously, and keep cooking until the coconut milk thickens slightly, and you’re done.
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Finished product
The white bean dessert after completion has a light sweetness, a creamy texture of coconut milk combined with sweet sticky rice and the rich flavor of white beans. The pandan leaves also help enhance the characteristic aroma of the white bean dessert.
This soft, chewy, delicious, and creamy dessert is truly a suitable dish for family gatherings, isn’t it!
2. White bean dessert using rice cooker and pressure cooker
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Making White Bean Sweet Soup with a Rice Cooker and Pressure Cooker Serves 10 people
White beans 1 kg Glutinous rice 700 gr Brown sugar 1 kg Black sugar 700 gr White granulated sugar 4 tablespoons Vanilla 3 tubes Coconut cream powder 100 gr Fat powder 125 gr (1 cup) Salt 3 teaspoons Tapioca starch 1 teaspoon
How to Prepare White Bean Sweet Soup with a Rice Cooker and Pressure Cooker
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Soak and Cook the White Beans
After washing the white beans, discard any bad beans (the ones that float) and soak them in clean water for about 15 minutes to soften.
Next, add the beans and 2 liters of water to the pressure cooker, add 1 teaspoon of salt, and simmer the beans for 30 minutes.
After cooking for 30 minutes, unplug the cooker and let the beans sit in the pressure cooker for another 10 minutes. Finally, drain the beans in a basket to remove excess water.
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Wash and cook glutinous rice
Add 700g of glutinous rice into the pot and wash it clean with water. Then, measure 1 finger’s length of water, add 1 teaspoon of salt, and cook the rice in the rice cooker.
Meanwhile, stir 100g of coconut milk powder with 300ml of warm water until the powder is fully dissolved, then add 1 cup of fatty powder and 3 tubes of vanilla powder, and mix well.
Once the rice is cooked, fluff it up, then gradually add 1/2 of the coconut milk mixture to the rice, using chopsticks or a wooden spoon to mix the coconut milk thoroughly with the rice. When the rice is slightly mashed and well mixed with the coconut milk, cover it and turn the rice cooker on once more.
Finally, add 1kg of brown sugar, mix well with the glutinous rice, and turn the rice cooker on again.
Note: It is recommended to use brown sugar for a nice color in the final product. However, if brown sugar is not available, you can also use white granulated sugar.
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Cooking white bean dessert
Add the cooked beans from step 1 into the sticky rice pot, mixing the sticky rice and beans well.
Then, gradually add 700g of brown sugar, mixing it well with the sticky rice and beans. Finally, turn the rice cooker back on once more to dissolve the sugar completely.
Note:
- You should not replace the brown sugar at this step because brown sugar not only helps the dessert have a beautiful color after cooking but also gives it a distinctive delicious flavor.
- The amount of brown sugar at this step can be adjusted to your taste!
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Making coconut milk for dessert
You mix 1 teaspoon of tapioca flour with 1 tablespoon of water until the flour is completely dissolved.
Add 1/2 of the remaining coconut milk into a pot and cook on low heat, stirring continuously until the coconut milk starts to simmer, then add 4 tablespoons of white sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Continue stirring the coconut milk until it boils vigorously, then add the mixture of tapioca flour you just prepared, pouring while stirring and cooking further until you see the coconut milk slightly thickened, then it is finished.
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Final product
The finished white bean dessert has an attractive brownish-yellow color from brown sugar and black sugar. The white beans are soft and sticky, combined with the fragrant and rich coconut milk, it is truly wonderful.
This delicious and warm white bean dessert is very suitable for the cool rainy days like today!
How to choose good white beans
- You should choose round, plump, shiny beans that are bright in color and uniform in size.
- Avoid choosing shriveled beans, wrinkled skin, dull color, with weevil holes, wilted or soft, damp, or sprouted.
How to choose delicious sticky rice
- To choose good sticky rice, you should select grains that are still fresh, plump, shiny, evenly sized, and have a cloudy white color.
- Moreover, good sticky rice will have a natural, characteristic aroma of rice. In contrast, old sticky rice often loses its scent and will not retain its deliciousness when cooked.
- You should avoid grains that are moldy, have fuzz, or are yellowish. Also, do not choose rice that is too white or has a hollow belly, as it may be rice that has been bleached or milled too finely, causing the outer bran layer to be lost.
So TasteVN has introduced you to 2 ways to cook white bean dessert using a rice cooker that are very quick and simple! What are you waiting for? Let’s get into the kitchen and make it right away. TasteVN wishes you success!
