Ingredients:
Glutinous rice flour - 150 gm
Icing sugar - 150 gms
Extra Virgin Oilive Oil (EVOO) - 3 tsp
Water
Food colours
For moon cake filling:
Coconut milk moong bean paste
Moong dal - 200 gms
Caster sugar - 100 gms
coconut milk - 80 ml
Vegetable oil - 1 tsp
Wheat flour - 1 tbsp
Method:
Moon cake filling:
There are various types of fillings and i have chosen coconut milk moong bean paste.
Steam moong dal until soft. Make puree. Take a pan. Add puree,sugar,coconut milk, oil and salt. Cook over medium heat until the quantity is reduced by 2/3rds.
Add wheat flour slowly and combine the whole thing slowly until it it forms a thick paste soft paste.
Allow to cool completely.
For moon cake dough:
Roast Glutinous rice flour in a pan. Mix with icing sugar. Now add EVOO and cold water and mix well until it reaches dough like consistency. Divide the dough in equal portions and mix food colours of your choice (Red, blue, light rose, green).
Make round balls then flatten it to place the moon cake filling in it. Close it and then place it in the moon cake mould. Then take it out and press the desired mould designs on top of it.
Chill before serving.
P.S. There is an item called Moon Cake Moulds available specifically for the preparation of this sweet, you can purchase it. I have used bottle cap and it served the purpose too.
