In my native dialect Hokkien tang tuan is nyee which means round. They are usually made in red or white colours. As a child its always been a fun festival that I looking forward to. My mum, sisters and my grandmother would gather around the table rolling the dough into a small round balls. I absolutely loved and enjoyed playing the dough balls & I remember I used to have a special balls which I mixed with different colours ! I love tang yuan, or sweet dumplings served in pandan leaf and ginger infused syrup. In my around in the kitchen area, helping my aunt rolling the dough into small round balls.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour
- 1/2 cup water for making dough
- 1/2 tbsp caster or super fine sugar
- food colourings
Sweet soup
- 80g ginger, bruised
- 1 litre water
- 80g gula Melaka
- 1 pandan leaf , tie into a knot
Method :
In a large mixing bowl, add flour and sugar. Gradually add water (you don't have to use all of it) and knead the dough until soft, smooth, easily kneadable yet not sticky to the fingers (too wet), nor crumbling (too dry).
Divide the dough depending on the number of different colours you intend to make. Add food colouring, one drop at a time, to each portion and knead until the colour is well distributed. Shape the dough to even-sized balls.
Bring a pot of water (enough water to submerge the dumplings completely) to boil. Add the tang yuan into the boiling water and cook until they float to the surface. Transfer them immediately to a bowl of room temperature water until cooled or ready to serve.
To cook the sweet soup, add (A) to a pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer until the sugar is fully melted.
To serve, add tang yuen to a serving bowl and ladle the sweet soup over.
In a large mixing bowl, add flour and sugar. Gradually add water (you don't have to use all of it) and knead the dough until soft, smooth, easily kneadable yet not sticky to the fingers (too wet), nor crumbling (too dry).
Divide the dough depending on the number of different colours you intend to make. Add food colouring, one drop at a time, to each portion and knead until the colour is well distributed. Shape the dough to even-sized balls.
Bring a pot of water (enough water to submerge the dumplings completely) to boil. Add the tang yuan into the boiling water and cook until they float to the surface. Transfer them immediately to a bowl of room temperature water until cooled or ready to serve.
To cook the sweet soup, add (A) to a pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer until the sugar is fully melted.
To serve, add tang yuen to a serving bowl and ladle the sweet soup over.
