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Butsi

Deep fried sesame seed balls, made of glutinous rice flour, filled with sweetened mung bean.

Ingredients :

• 3 Cups glutinous rice flour
• 1/2 Cup rice four
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1 1/4 Cup water
• 1/2 Cup sesame 
• Cooking oil

Fillings :

• 1 Cup mung bean
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 Water

Directions :

• In a deep sauce pan, cook the mung beans with water until soft
• Combine sugar with water, stir until dissolve
• When the mung beans are done, drain the water and add the sugar mixture
• Cook in low medium heat until water evaporates, set aside and let it cool
• In a mixing bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, rice flour and sugar
• Mix well to combine all the dry ingredients
• Slowly add water, keep kneading by hands to make a dough
• Portion the dough into small pieces and make a ball shape
• Flatten the center of the dough using your thumb
• Fill in the center of dough with a teaspoon mung bean fillings
• Seal the fillings and roll it until the shape is round
• Roll the dough over sesame seeds and fried in low medium heat until golden brown

Cooking Tips :

1. Sweet yam, potato, red mung bean and banana are the best alternative for fillings
2. Flatten the dough into 1 centimeter for fastest cooking
3. Adding sugar fillings depends on the desired sweetness
4. Adding water in making dough should be done slowly

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