Eight treasure rice dumplings

Organic white glutinous rice 2 pounds	Red Peanuts Appropriate amount
红豆 Appropriate amount	Mung beans Appropriate amount
Black rice Appropriate amount	Red dates Appropriate amount
raisins Appropriate amount	Zongzi leaves Appropriate amount
rope One volume

How to make eight-treasure rice dumplings

Step 1

Prepare ingredients

Step 2

Wash and soak the glutinous rice, black rice, red beans, and mung beans the night before.

Step 3

Soak the dried rice dumpling leaves until soft, brush both sides clean, put them in the pot and cook for ten minutes, then turn off the heat and soak.

Step 4

Wash the red dates and raisins and mix them with glutinous rice, black rice, red beans and mung beans to form eight-treasure rice.

Step 5

Fold the tops of two shiny rice dumplings up and down into a funnel shape, put the rice dumplings on them and press them firmly, wrap them tightly and tie them up.

Step 6

Place a few bamboo chopsticks under the steamer and then place the rice dumplings.

Step 7

Place a grate.

Step 8

Place a small basin on top of the grate. Pour water into the small basin until the water is about 3 cm below the grate. Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and simmer for about two hours. Turn off the heat and simmer for two hours.

Step 9

Drain into cold water.

Step 10

It's ready to eat now.

Step 11

Babao Zongzi and other flavors of Zongzi.

Step 12

Soft, glutinous and sweet eight-treasure rice dumplings. Cooking Tips for Babao Zongzi

1. Glutinous rice, black rice and other beans need to be soaked in advance. 2. Wash the rice dumpling leaves and boil them for a few minutes to sterilize them. 3. A basin of water is pressed on the grate to prevent the rice dumplings from floating when cooking, so that the cooked rice dumplings will be firm, sticky and elastic.