Chinese home cooking

Pan-Fried Red Bean Rice Cakes

豆沙糯米饼

Glutinous rice dough encloses sweet red bean paste and is pan-cooked into golden filled cakes.

Also known as Red bean-filled glutinous rice cakes · Sticky rice cakes with red bean paste · Red Bean-Filled Glutinous Rice Cakes.

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Round golden rice cakes, with one split open to show dark red bean filling.
Pan-Fried Red Bean Rice Cakes
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About This Recipe

These pan-fried red bean rice cakes wrap sweet red bean paste in glutinous rice dough. This version mixes 200 g flour, 20 g sugar and 140 g warm water before kneading. The filling is sealed inside, the cakes are flattened, and both sides are cooked in a pan until golden.

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

  • 200 gglutinous rice flour
  • 20 gsugar
  • 140 gwarm water
  • red bean paste
  • cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Mix 200 g glutinous rice flour with 20 g sugar. Add 140 g warm water, as specified in the original Chinese picture, and stir into a shaggy mixture.

  2. 02

    Knead into a smooth dough.

  3. 03

    Take small portions of dough and wrap each around red bean paste, sealing the filling inside and flattening into cakes.

  4. 04

    Heat oil in a pan and cook the cakes until both sides are golden and the centers are cooked.

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Cooking Method

FAQ

What flour and water measurements are used?

The supplied version uses 200 g glutinous rice flour, 20 g sugar and 140 g warm water for the dough.

How is the red bean filling enclosed?

Wrap each portion of dough around red bean paste, seal the filling inside and flatten into a cake before pan-cooking.

Recipe card

Pan-Fried Red Bean Rice Cakes

Glutinous rice dough encloses sweet red bean paste and is pan-cooked into golden filled cakes.

Ingredients

  • 200 gglutinous rice flour
  • 20 gsugar
  • 140 gwarm water
  • red bean paste
  • cooking oil

Method

  1. 01

    Mix 200 g glutinous rice flour with 20 g sugar. Add 140 g warm water, as specified in the original Chinese picture, and stir into a shaggy mixture.

  2. 02

    Knead into a smooth dough.

  3. 03

    Take small portions of dough and wrap each around red bean paste, sealing the filling inside and flattening into cakes.

  4. 04

    Heat oil in a pan and cook the cakes until both sides are golden and the centers are cooked.