Eight Treasure Pudding Recipe

Ingredients :

600 g

60 g

75 g

25 g

6 tablespoons

75 g

Glutinous rice

Lard

Sugar

Almond, walnut, chestnuts or lotus seeds

Candied or dried fruit

Sweet bean paste

1. Wash the rice and place in a saucepan.
2. Cover with 1 cm water.
3. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 11-12 minutes.
4. Add half the lard and all the sugar, turn and stir until well mixed.
5. Greased the sides of a large heatproof basin or bowl heavily with the remaining lard (lard must be cold).
6. Stick the nuts and candied or dried fruits of your choice in a pattern on the sides of the basin in the lard, arranging the remainder at the bottom of the basin.
7. Place a layer of sweetened rice in the basin, then spread a thinner layer of sweet bean paste on top of the rice.
8. Repeat the layers, finishing with a rice layer.
9. Cover the basin with foil, leaving a little room for expansion.
10. Place the basin into a steamer and steam steadily for 1 hour 10 minutes until cooked.
11. Invert the basin on to a large round heated serving dish to turn out the pudding.
12. Decorate with extra candied fruits, if you like.