Today is the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, Yuan Xiao Jie 元宵节. According to Chinese tradition, Yuan Xiao Jie marks the end of Chinese New Year festivities. Most Chinese households will make Glutinous Rice Balls soup/ Tang Yuan on this day. This traditional snack is commonly served because its pronunciation is synonymous with 'tuan yuan 团圆', which means reunion. Symbolizing togetherness and happiness for the whole family.
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| Air Fried Glutinous Rice Ball With Nian Gao Fillings Photo updated: February 2019 |
Well, I didn't make Tang Yuan today, but I made something that I have been craving for so long. Fried glutinous rice ball with nian gao aka Chinese New Year Cake. Chinese New Year Cake symbolises 'increasingly prosperous' in the new year...increment in income, career and growth of children. So this is a MUST EAT Chinese New Year Food.
This recipe can be used for air-fry or deep-fry with oil method. Very simple and the best thing I like is the chewiness. The picture below was taken at my first attempt using the air-frying method. It turns out quite pale and deceiving...I thought I failed when I took it out from the air-fryer. But, after the first bite, I couldn't stop munching... need I say more about how it tastes? ;)
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| I made this in the morning and this picture was taken at night. Still looks good and tastes good! Not oily at all. (I ran out of sesame seeds, so I added some sprinkles). Photo updated: May 2015 |
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| It is crucial to use a good quality nian gao, store-bought or make your own. Tap here for EASY NIAN GAO RECIPE 年糕食谱 |
Ingredients: (Yield 11-12 balls)
Dough Ingredients: 皮，材料
120g Glutinous Rice Flour 糯米粉 120克
35g Sugar (can be reduced if you like it less sweet) 细砂糖 35克，喜欢少甜的可以减少份量
85g Warm Water 温水 85克
Some Sesame Seeds (or colourful sprinkles) for coating 白芝麻 适量
Pinch of Salt 盐 少许
Fillings: 馅料
Some good quality Nian Gao, cut into cubes 年糕 适量，切粒
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Method: 步骤
1. Dissolve sugar in water.
把糖倒入温水，搅拌至溶化。
2. Mix glutinous rice flour and salt in a bowl. Stir in syrup.
把糯米粉和盐混合，加入糖水。
3. Form a dough.
揉成面团。
4. Divide dough into 11 portions. Add the Nian Gao and roll into ball.
分割面团，大概11-12 粒，随意。包入馅料。
5. Coat with raw sesame seeds.
粘上白芝麻。
6. You may deep fry the sesame balls at this stage. Just heat up a pot of oil to 60% hot and deep fry until golden brown.
炸至金黄色即可。
For the air fry version, continue with step 7. 气炸少油做法：
7. Spray/ brush some oil on the sesame balls. Preheat Ninja Foodi AIRCRISP 180'C for 3 minutes. Ninja Foodi can be purchased from Ninja Kitchen Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MIKISNSG to get a 10% discount for any Ninja-Shark products via their website. or order from Lazada 芝麻球喷/ 刷上少许油。预热气炸锅180度3分钟。
120g Glutinous Rice Flour 糯米粉 120克
35g Sugar (can be reduced if you like it less sweet) 细砂糖 35克，喜欢少甜的可以减少份量
85g Warm Water 温水 85克
Some Sesame Seeds (or colourful sprinkles) for coating 白芝麻 适量
Pinch of Salt 盐 少许
Fillings: 馅料
Some good quality Nian Gao, cut into cubes 年糕 适量，切粒
If you are sharing this recipe/ blog content, kindly attach the link to this blog instead of screen capture/ copy & paste/ use in your blog. No parts of the content of this blog may be reproduced without prior written permission. All rights reserved. Thank you.
如果您要分享此食谱/内容，请联系这个部落格的相关链接。敬请不要复制或改篇为自己的食谱。谢谢！
Method: 步骤
1. Dissolve sugar in water.
把糖倒入温水，搅拌至溶化。
2. Mix glutinous rice flour and salt in a bowl. Stir in syrup.
把糯米粉和盐混合，加入糖水。
3. Form a dough.
揉成面团。
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| The Nian Gao cubes in these pictures were too big, I trimmed them smaller after that. |
分割面团，大概11-12 粒，随意。包入馅料。
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| I was in a rush while making this, so I didn't really measure the weight of each dough. |
5. Coat with raw sesame seeds.
粘上白芝麻。
6. You may deep fry the sesame balls at this stage. Just heat up a pot of oil to 60% hot and deep fry until golden brown.
炸至金黄色即可。
For the air fry version, continue with step 7. 气炸少油做法：
7. Spray/ brush some oil on the sesame balls. Preheat Ninja Foodi AIRCRISP 180'C for 3 minutes. Ninja Foodi can be purchased from Ninja Kitchen Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MIKISNSG to get a 10% discount for any Ninja-Shark products via their website. or order from Lazada 芝麻球喷/ 刷上少许油。预热气炸锅180度3分钟。
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