Recipe: Bai Nian Hao He

Bai Nian Hao H'er (Together Forever)

The auspiciously-named Bai Nian Hao H'er (Together Forever).
Syrup:

(to be prepared 3 hours before starting on glutinous rice flour balls)
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 pandan leaf
(Boil together with pandan leaf until sugar dissolves, then leave to cool.)
Filling:

To be soaked in syrup for 2 to 3 hours

  • 100g whole lotus seeds — remove the centre
  • 100g dried pak hup (dried lily buds)
  • 100g gingko nuts
  • 50g dried longan flesh
Ingredients:
  • 300g glutinous rice flour
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • 220ml water
Method:

BOIL lotus seeds, pak hup and gingko nuts till soft and tender. Soak in syrup for 2 to 3 hours. Drain well. Boil the dried longan flesh until it is fully opened.
Mix the glutinous rice flour with the sugar and water to form a dough. Divide into 4 equal portions and add colouring of your choice to each portion.

Place a little of each type of filling, including the boiled longan flesh, into the centre of each portion of coloured dough. Shape into a round ball.

Cook balls in a pot of boiling water until they float to the surface. Remove with a wire mesh ladle or slotted spoon and soak cooked balls in cool syrup.

Drain well, then serve sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds.

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