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Chapter 3
Batch Cooking Recipes (Food prep for meals later on)

5. Dissolve the black sesame powder and 1 tablespoon sugar in 60ml hot water.
Add 50g glutinous rice flour into the black sesame mixture slowly, and repeat
step 3 to make mini rice dumplings.
6. Boil up 4 cups of water and put in the rice dumplings. Once the rice dumplings
float on the surface, add rock sugar and osmanthus sugar, and cook until the
sugar melted. Turn off the heat and ready to serve.

NOTES FOR SPECIAL DIETS NUTRITION / PREPARATION TIPS
• Diabetic Diet: Exclude sugar 1. Glutinous rice dumplings contain
from the flour mixture. antioxidants, vitamins and dietary
Replace rock sugar with fibre, and are free of cholesterol.
artificial sweeteners, which Also, colourful dumplings with the
should be added after turning note of osmanthus help stimulate
off the heat as their sweetness appetite.
will be lost over high heat.
Exchange 1½ servings of 2. Purées of spinach, corn or carrots
carbohydrates for each can also be used to prepare
serving of this dessert. glutinous rice dumplings of different
colours.
3. Toss glutinous rice dumplings in
glutinous rice flour, and pack them
into single-serving food containers
prior to storage in the freezer. No
thawing is needed before cooking.

EACH SERVING PROVIDES:

Grains:
1½ servings

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