Korean Rice Cake is a traditional dessert recipe of Korean cuisine and is loved by people of all age groups. This delicious rice cake recipe has a sticky texture and is stuffed with a paste made of sweet red kidney beans. This is an easy-to-make dessert recipe and is prepared using rice flour, cinnamon powder, brown sugar, red kidney beans, and vanilla syrup. These stuffed rice cakes are super-delicious and an ideal snack for those who have a sweet tooth. This Asian recipe has a resemblance to gooey laddoos, however tastes much different.
Ingredients for Korean Rice Cake:
1/2 cup soaked overnight red kidney beans
salt as required
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar
150 gm brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla syrup
1 cup rice flour
50 ml boiling water
For Garnishing
1 teaspoon green tea powder
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
2 tablespoon coconut
How to make Korean Rice Cake:
Step 1 Blend cooked beans
To prepare this dessert recipe, rinse the soaked kidney beans and add them to a medium pot. Pour enough water into the pot and boil over medium flame. Cook until the red beans are tender and when they are done, remove the pot from the burner and drain the excess water. Transfer the cooked beans to a blender jar and blend them to make a fine puree.
Step 2 Prepare the stuffing
Transfer this beans puree to a saucepan and add brown sugar, vanilla syrup and cinnamon in it. Sprinkle a little salt and stir with a spatula to mix all the ingredients. Cook the beans puree over medium flame while stirring occasionally. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes and once done, keep it aside.
Step 3 Prepare the dough
To prepare the dough, take a large bowl and add rice flour to it. Sprinkle salt and sugar in the bowl and gradually add boiled water to it. Knead a firm dough and when it is soft enough, put it aside.
Step 4 Keep the ingredients ready
Now, take a small bowl and mix together green tea powder with a little sugar. Grind roasted black sesame seeds in a grinder and keep it in a separate bowl. Place the shredded coconut in a different bowl.
Step 5 Fold and make rice cakes
To make the rice cakes, take a small portion of rice dough and roll it on a flat surface. Add a spoonful of bean paste in the centre and carefully fold the edges inwards. Gently press the edge of rice balls with your fingers and roll them into a ball.
Step 6 Cook them
Take a large pot, add enough water and boil it over medium flame. When bubbles start to rise, gently drop rice cakes in the water. Ensure they don’t stick to the bottom of the pot. When they rise to the top, transfer them to a bowl of cold water.
Step 7 Ready to be served
Keep them in cold water for a minute or two. Then place them on a dry plate. When rice cakes are dry, place them one by one in topping bowls, and make sure they are nicely coated with coconut, sesame seeds and green tea powder. You can also add food colouring to give pretty colours to these basic rice cakes. Once done, your rice cakes are ready to be served.