Pumpkin is a familiar ingredient in our daily meals, providing many types of vitamins beneficial for health. Besides the usual cooking methods, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to explore 2 ways to make pumpkin pearls as a topping for milk tea that are extremely appealing through this article!
1. Pumpkin pearls made from rice flour
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin pearls made from rice flour For 2 People
Pumpkin 250 gr Rice flour 5 tablespoons Granulated sugar 100 gr Filtered water 800 ml
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How to make Pumpkin pearls from rice flour
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Prepare and boil the pumpkin
After purchasing, peel the pumpkin and remove the seeds, then wash it clean and cut it into small pieces.
Next, put about 200ml of water on the stove, bring it to a boil and add the pumpkin to cook for about 5 – 10 minutes until the pumpkin is soft.
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Stuffing the pearl dough
After cooking the pumpkin, place it into a bowl and use a spoon to mash it until smooth. Next, add 4 tablespoons of rice flour and mix it with the pumpkin, using the spoon to blend until the mixture comes together.
Wait about 5 – 10 minutes for the mixture to cool down, then use your hands to knead the dough evenly until it becomes smooth, turns bright yellow, and no longer sticks to your hands.
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Shaping the tapioca pearls
To shape the tapioca pearls, take a little flour in your palm and roll it into small balls about 1 – 2 cm in diameter.
Add 1 tablespoon of rice flour to a bowl and coat each tapioca ball one by one so that the flour evenly covers the surface, preventing the pearls from sticking together when boiling.
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Boiled Tapioca Pearls
Place a pot on the stove, add 400ml of water and bring to a boil. When the water boils, add the tapioca pearls and gently stir with chopsticks so that the pearls do not stick to the pot. Boil the tapioca pearls for about 5 – 10 minutes until they float to the surface.
After the tapioca pearls float up, scoop them out and place them in a bowl of cold water to keep them chewy and prevent sticking.
Finally, add 100g of sugar to 200ml of water and bring to a boil. When the sugar water mixture boils, add the tapioca pearls and stir well to allow the sugar water to soak into the pearls. Cook the tapioca pearls over medium heat for 2 – 3 minutes to finish.
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Final Product
The chewy and delicious pumpkin tapioca pearls with their beautiful colors and distinctive pumpkin flavor make the pearls aromatic, sweet, and chewy, especially delightful when paired with cold milk tea.
2. Pumpkin tapioca made from tapioca flour
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for pumpkin tapioca made from tapioca flour Serves 3 – 5 people
Pumpkin 200 gr Tapioca flour 2.5 cups (rice bowl) Sugar 2 teaspoons
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How to make pumpkin tapioca from tapioca flour
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Prepare the pumpkin
After purchasing the pumpkin, peel it, remove the seeds, wash it thoroughly, and let it drain. Then cut the pumpkin into small pieces.
Place a pot on the stove, add 500ml of water and the cut pumpkin, then boil over medium heat for about 10 – 20 minutes until the pumpkin is soft.
Note: You can also steam the pumpkin for about 5 – 7 minutes to shorten the cooking time. With the steaming method, you won’t need to add water when kneading the dough as you would when boiling the pumpkin!
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Kneading the dough and shaping the pearls
After the pumpkin is cooked, you will take it out and put it in a bowl, use a fork or spoon to mash the pumpkin while it’s still hot, then immediately add 1 cup of tapioca flour and mix well.
Next, continue to add another cup of tapioca flour and use your hands to knead it evenly. You will knead until the dough no longer sticks to your hands.
Then shape the pearls into small balls according to your preference or you can roll it into a long dough piece and cut it into small pieces with a knife and place them on a plate.
Add 1/2 cup of tapioca flour to a new bowl, then add the shaped pumpkin pearls and roll them in the flour. To remove excess dry flour sticking to the pearls, you can use a sifter to lightly sift them!
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Boiling pumpkin pearls
Put 500ml of water into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat, when the water boils, reduce to medium heat.
Prepare a large bowl and add some ice cubes, pour in water until it fills about 2/3 of the bowl.
When the water is boiling, add the pearls and boil for about 5 minutes, once the pearls float to the top, remove them and immediately place them in the bowl of cold water to soak for another 3 minutes, then take them out and place them in another bowl.
Add 2 teaspoons of sugar to the pearls to give them a light sweetness and help preserve them longer.
Note: You should only boil a sufficient amount of pearls for use, the remainder should be placed in a bag and stored in the refrigerator!
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Finished Product
The finished pumpkin tapioca pearls will have a beautiful golden color, a light aroma of pumpkin, a chewy and elastic texture, and a mildly sweet taste, making it extremely delicious. This type of topping should be enjoyed with rich and fragrant milk tea, creating an incredibly refreshing beverage!
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Pumpkin
- When buying, you should observe the skin of the pumpkin. A good pumpkin usually has a striking green, orange-yellow skin, and the skin feels hard when pressed.
- A delicious pumpkin will have intact skin, no bruises or cracks, and feels heavy in hand.
- When purchasing already cut pumpkin pieces, make sure to choose those with bright yellow or orange flesh and a dense interior.
Tips for preserving pumpkin tapioca for a long time
Uncooked pumpkin tapioca
- Method 1: You can place the pumpkin tapioca in multiple nested plastic bags or put it in a zipper bag, then seal the bag tightly and store the tapioca in a dry and cool place; it can be preserved for about 1 – 2 days.
- Method 2: You can put the tapioca in clean and completely dry glass food jars. Then, seal the lid tightly, place it in the refrigerator’s cool compartment and adjust the temperature appropriately to preserve it for about 5 – 7 days.
- Method 3: Additionally, you can apply a more optimal method by placing the bag or jar of tapioca in the freezer of the refrigerator for longer preservation (about 30 days).
Cooked pumpkin tapioca
- Step 1: After cooking the tapioca, you need to use a sieve or slotted spoon to remove it from the boiling water and immediately place it in a bowl of cold water to soak for about 5 – 10 minutes. Or the best way is to rinse the tapioca directly under running water to minimize sticking together.
- Step 2: Then, take the tapioca out and wait for it to drain before placing it in a container for storage, keeping the container in a normal environment. This method will help preserve the tapioca for about 1 day!
Note: Pumpkin tapioca is handmade at home, without preservatives or additives, so the preservation time will not be as long as store-bought tapioca. To ensure quality and health, you should use it soon or just make an adequate amount for use!
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We hope this detailed article has helped you learn 2 recipes for pumpkin tapioca pearls that are beautifully golden, chewy, and sweet, making a unique topping to enjoy with milk tea! Wishing you success in your preparation.
