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The making of Tang Yuan 湯圓

The Dōngzhì 冬至 Festival or also known as The Winter Solstice Festival is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dongzhi Winter Solstice on around December 22 every year.

Traditionally, the Dongzhi Festival is also a time for the family to get together. The making and eating of tangyuan 湯圓 or also known as glutinous rice balls, which symbolize reunion. Tangyuan are made of glutinous rice flour and sometimes brightly coloured. The flour balls may be plain or stuffed. They are cooked in a sweet soup or savory broth with both the ball and the soup served in a bowl.

Want to know how to make them ?
Keep scrolling ! They are really easy !

Tang Yuan Recipe

Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Glutinous Rice (Sticky Rice) Flour - 2 Cups
Water - 7oz
Food Colouring - Red, Yellow, Green

• In a big bowl, mix glutinous flour with water and knead with hands to form a dough. The dough is done when it doesn’t stick to your hands. If dough is too sticky and wet, add more flour.
• Divide the dough into portions according to the amount of colours you want. Add 2-3 drops of each food coloring to the dough.
• Pinch the dough into small balls and roll them in between your palms into round balls. Set aside on a flat surface lined with paper or a slightly damp cloth.
• Boil another pot of water, drop the dumplings into the boiling water. As soon as they float, it means they are cook.

Ginger Syrup

Sugar - 1/3 Cup*
Water - 1 1/2 Cups*
Pandan Leaves - 2 to 3*
Ginger - Small Piece (2inches)*
* Up to you how much you want to put in for flavouring. You can cut down on the sugar if you don't want the syrup soup to be too sweet. You can cut down the amount of ginger if you don't really like the ginger taste. You can add more panda leave for more fragrance, but not to much or your syrup will taste weird. LOL.

• To prepare syrup, boil the water in a pot. Add the pandan leaves and ginger into the water. Bring it to boil on medium heat until you smell the aroma fragrance of them. 
• Add sugar and let it simmer for another 15 minutes minutes.


The Serving
Soup up you tang yuan into your serving bowls with out the boiling water.
Then add your boiled syrup into the bowl.
Tadaaa ! and your Tang Yuan is done !
You may eat now 😊

Have fun making if you want to try !
Thanks for reading
and
Happy Dōngzhì 冬至 Festival !



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