Purple Eight Treasure Sticky Rice Pudding (八宝饭)
Recipe Published: Jan 22, 2023
Written by: Jasma
RECIPE BREAKDOWN
Difficulty: easy | Time note: rice requires 1 hour of soaking | Oven Preheating needed: 375°F/190°C | Serving: roughly 3-4 (depends on the size of your bowl)
INGREDIENTS
300 g (1 1/2 cups) purple rice (black glutinous rice)
510 g (2 1/4 cups) water
65 g (1/3 cup) brown sugar
1 tbsp coconut oil
25 g (1/4 cup) dried Chinese red dates, pitted and diced
25 g (1/4 cup) dried goji berries
25 g (1/4 cup) craisins
25 g (1/4 cup) dried longan pulp
25 g (1/4 cup) raisins
25 g (1/4 cup) pumpkin seeds
25 g (1/4 cup) pecans
Whole roasted chestnuts
Additional Ingredients:
Extra toppings for decor
Coconut oil
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Instant pot/pressure cooker (optional)
Here's the video tutorial! For more go check out my Youtube channel!
LET’S BEGIN!
Rice
1. Wash the black rice and glutinous rice, then mix with 4 ½ cups of cold water, and brown sugar in an instant pot.
2. Soak the rice for 1 hour.
3. Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes and allow for natural release.
Fillings
4. Soak the dried goji berries and dried longan pulp in some warm water.
5. Rinse the dried Chinese red dates and remove the pits.
6. Mix the 8 treasure ingredients and coconut oil with the warm rice.
Assembly
7. Grease a bowl with some coconut oil and arrange the toppings on the bottom however you want. Reference the video to see how I made the red date flowers.
8. Tightly pack the rice mixture into the bowl and allow the rice to cool slightly at room temperature.
9. Flip onto a plate and remove the bowl. Enjoy!