To make Mother’s Day meaningful, why not roll up your sleeves and prepare a delicious and beautiful blue butterfly pea sticky rice with lotus seeds to give to and appreciate the women in your family? Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to learn and immediately implement 2 recipes for this holiday!
1. Blue Butterfly Pea Sticky Rice with Lotus Seeds
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Blue Butterfly Pea Sticky Rice with Lotus Seeds Serves 4
Glutinous rice 500 gr Lotus seeds 100 gr Butterfly pea flowers 5 gr Lotus petals a few Dried pork floss a little Salt 1/3 tablespoon
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How to make Blue Lotus Flower Sticky Rice with Lotus Seeds
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Cook Blue Lotus Flower Water
Add 5g of dried blue lotus flowers and 420ml of water into a pot, then place the pot on the stove and boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the water in the pot boils and extracts all the essence of the blue lotus flowers, then turn off the heat.
Use a sieve to filter out all the flower residue, and you will have 400ml of blue lotus flower water to cool in a bowl.
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Soak Sticky Rice
Rinse the sticky rice you bought twice with water to remove dirt, then put 500g of rinsed sticky rice and 400ml of cooled blue lotus flower water into a large bowl.
Soak for about 7 – 8 hours until the sticky rice grains absorb the characteristic blue color of the blue lotus flower water.
Use a sieve to remove all the soaked sticky rice grains and place them into another bowl.
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Prepare lotus seeds
If you buy dried lotus seeds, you just need to soak the lotus seeds in warm water at 60 – 80 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes until the seeds are soft, then remove them and rinse with clean water and let them drain.
If you buy fresh lotus seeds, you must use a knife to peel off the outer skin and the thin silken membrane surrounding the seed, then take a toothpick to remove the lotus seed heart and rinse with clean water and let drain.
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Steam the sticky rice
First, add 1/3 tablespoon of salt to the bowl containing the soaked glutinous rice, then mix well for the salt to absorb into the rice, followed by adding 100g of washed lotus seeds.
Stir well until the lotus seeds and glutinous rice are mixed together. Add 800ml of water to the pot, then place the pot on the stove, put the steamer in, and add the entire mixture of glutinous rice and lotus seeds along with a few lotus petals.
Cover the lid, steam the sticky rice over medium heat for about 30 minutes until the lotus seeds and rice are evenly cooked and fragrant, then turn off the heat. Serve the sticky rice on a plate, sprinkle a little shredded pork on top, and it’s ready to be served and enjoyed!
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Final Product
Butterfly pea flower sticky rice with lotus seeds will have a vibrant blue color and a gentle fragrance, characteristic of butterfly pea flowers, interspersed with soft-cooked, pale yellow lotus seeds.
When eaten, one can feel the sticky rice’s soft and chewy flavor blended with the creamy taste of lotus seeds and a slight salty-sweet, rich flavor of shredded pork, making the dish more delicious and appealing. Be sure to save this recipe and make it for the upcoming October 20th!
2. Butterfly pea flower sticky rice with lotus seeds (Recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Blue Butterfly Pea Sticky Rice with Lotus Seeds (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 3
Golden sticky rice 1.5 cups Fresh lotus seeds 100 gr Dried butterfly pea flowers 2 gr Coconut milk 50 ml (or canned coconut water) Salt 1/3 teaspoon
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How to make Blue Butterfly Pea Sticky Rice with Lotus Seeds (Recipe shared by a user)
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Prepare the ingredients
First, rinse the sticky rice and lotus seeds in the pot until clean, then wash them 2 – 3 times to remove dirt.
Add 1/3 teaspoon of salt to the pot of rice and lotus seeds and stir well.
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Soak butterfly pea flowers
You put the butterfly pea flowers into a cup with 100ml of boiling water to rinse the flowers, then pour the water out. Next, add 250ml of boiling water into the cup and cover it. You soak the flowers for about 15 minutes to let them release their blue color.
After that, use a strainer to filter the soaked butterfly pea flower water, wait 1 minute for the butterfly pea flower water to settle.
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Cook sticky rice
You pour the butterfly pea flower water into the rice pot so that the water level just covers the rice and lotus seeds.
Next, place the steaming basket into the rice cooker and press the Cook button to cook until the rice cooker switches to the Warm button, then let it sit for another 15 minutes for the sticky rice to be cooked.
After that, open the rice cooker lid, add 50ml of coconut milk and stir well. Finally, cover the rice cooker lid again for another 10 minutes to finish the sticky rice dish.
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Final Product
So the hot and delicious blue pea sticky rice with lotus seeds is ready!
The sticky rice is beautifully coated in a green color, sticky, shiny, plump, and rich in coconut flavor. In addition, the lotus seeds add a nutty taste, making it a perfect sticky rice dish. Enjoy it with fried pork fluff, Vietnamese pork sausage, or sesame salt for the best experience.
How to choose good glutinous rice for sticky rice
- To enhance the flavor of the butterfly pea flower sticky rice, you should choose glutinous rice grains that are opaque white, uniform in size, and shiny, with a faint, pleasant aroma of fresh rice.
- The best type of glutinous rice for this dish is the famous yellow flower glutinous rice, as it will have a high stickiness and a distinctive, attractive aroma when cooked.
- A small tip to help you choose good glutinous rice is to taste a raw grain. If the grain is good and plump, it will have a light sweetness; if not, you should not buy it.
- To ensure safety, you should buy glutinous rice from reputable places such as large rice stores or supermarkets, TasteVN stores, or order online from the website bachhoaxanh.com.
- Do not buy glutinous rice with light yellow grains and a very strong aroma. This rice may have been treated with chemicals.
How to choose and where to buy butterfly pea flowers
- When buying butterfly pea flowers, you should choose dried flowers that are dark green or purple with a clear origin, free from mold or any unusual musty smells.
- Good quality butterfly pea flowers are those with dark green stems, and when brewed as tea, they have a light sweetness and a distinctive aroma.
- To ensure safety, you should buy dried butterfly pea flowers from reputable brands sold in supermarkets, ingredient stores, and on e-commerce sites.
- Do not choose flowers that are blackish green, have a musty smell, are wet, or are past their expiration date.
How to choose good lotus seeds
For fresh lotus seeds
- You should choose lotus seeds with a still green outer shell, found inside large lotus pods, with round, plump seeds inside.
- Do not buy lotus pods that are dark or appear withered, as the seeds inside may be too old, making it difficult to separate the seeds.
For dried lotus seeds
- You should choose to buy from reputable quality brands with origins in famous lotus-growing provinces across the country such as: Hưng Yên, Đồng Tháp, Huế,…
- In addition, you should buy at supermarkets or reputable food stores; the dried lotus seeds must be well-packaged, and the packaging must contain all necessary information such as expiration date, place of production, brand,…
- Avoid buying bags of dried lotus seeds that are past the expiration date, show signs of mold, have an unpleasant odor, and contain moisture inside the bag.
Product Information
- You can use Sunhouse 1.8 liter rice cooker SHD 8616 to cook sticky rice, featuring many vibrant patterns that help enhance the style and beauty of your kitchen space.
- With a capacity of 1.8 liters, it is suitable for families with 4 – 6 members. The cooking and keep warm functions are easily adjusted with a toggle switch and 2 indicator lights.
- The pot has a 2-layer thick design of 1.219 mm made from aluminum alloy coated with Whitford (USA) non-stick coating that is durable, cooks rice well without sticking to the bottom, and is easy to clean.
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Hopefully, with the detailed instructions above, you can make 2 recipes for blue butterfly pea sticky rice with lotus seeds that is chewy, delicious, and visually appealing to gift to the woman you love on the upcoming Mother’s Day! Wishing you success.
