Sesame balls are a sweet snack that originated from China and then popularized all across Asia, including Japan. The snack is crunchy on the outside with a nutty aroma from the sesame seeds, and chewy on the inside. In the middle, there is a sweet red bean paste waiting to be discovered when you bite into it.
Sesame balls with red bead paste are deep-fried, that is why light beverages like unsweetened tea go really well with it.
Sesame Balls With Red Bean Paste
Ingredients
- 200 g Red Bean Paste
- 250 g Glutinous Rice Flour
- 180 ml Water
- 40 g Sugar
- Oil (for deep frying)
- White Sesame Seeds (for coating)
Instructions
- Round the red bean paste into equal amounts, about 10g each.
- Now, make the dough. Mix glutinous rice flour, water, and sugar. Then add water. Knead until soft.
- Divide the dough into equal amounts. Cover the red bean paste ball with the dough. After that cover it in sesame seeds. Do this until all of the sesame balls are completed.
- Fry the sesame balls over medium heat for 4 minutes.
A Little Bit About Red Bean Paste
Wanna know how to make red bean paste at home? We have prepared an easy-to-follow tutorial on how to make the famous sweet bean paste. Click on the article below to discover more.
Recommended Red Bean Paste Products
The red bean and sugar quality can make or break the overall taste of your red bean paste. So why not make them with the best ingredients out there?
Introducing organic red beans from a farm in Hokkaido that has cultivated red beans for more than 30 years without pesticides. Try the red beans together with Wasanbon sugar, a fine sugar specially made by a sugar refinery in Japan that has 200 years of history.
