JIAN DUI - or BUCHI Recipe

JIAN DUI/BUCHI/SESAME BALLS RECIPE 

This is a type of fried Chinese pastry made from glutinous rice flour. The pastry is coated with sesame seeds on the outside and is crisp and chewy. Inside the pastry is a large hollow, caused by the expansion of the dough. The hollow of the pastry is filled with a filling usually consisting of lotus paste, or alternatively sweet black bean paste, or less commonly red bean paste. They are also sometimes referred to as sesame balls. - source wikipedia . 

I am not a chinese but I really like the taste of this pastry. There are lot of recipe you can be found on the internet and I tried this for 3 times until I got the perfect shape, texture and taste. If you want to try my recipe, please see below. I added photo for you to see the outcome. 

Balls formed with yam filling rolled in sesame seeds 

Sesame balls/Buchi after frying - ready to eat 

Ingredients

• 500g glutinous rice flour
• 1 cup rice flour 
• 2 1/2 cup water
• ¼ cup sweet yam jam
• ½ cup sesame seeds
• 4-5 cups cooking oil

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the glutinous rice flour, rice flour and water then mix well until form like a dough. 
2. Separate the dough into individual pieces, in my measure 1 1/2 tbsp. 
3. Roll each individual piece of dough until a round shape is formed. 
4. Press the center of the dough until and form a hollow spot in the center. 
5. Scoop the yam using a spoon then fill it in the hollow space (amount is for your choice, just don't overfill).
6. Seal the dough and roll it once more until the shape is round. 
7. Place the sesame seeds in a bowl then roll the round dough over it.  (I slightly dumped the round balls in the water, so the sesame seeds will stick). Make sure that the seeds stick on the dough.
8. Heat the pan and pour-in the cooking oil.
9. Medium fire only don't overheat the oil it has a tendency that the sesame balls will burst. 
10. Remove the cooked buchi from the pan and drain excess oil. Let it cool then serve and enjoy!