Buchi

Long time no update, been busy with other things that refrains me from cooking something new. Thanks to another Wednesday group food trip that I’m able to cook once more – this time, another ‘first time’ for me – Buchi!

Buchi is a rice flour cake made and molded into shape with a sweet filling usually red bean or monggo, and coated with sesame seed. This is then deep fried before serving. This is often categorized as dessert. Back home, one of the famous Chinese food chains called Chowking offers the best Buchi which is loved by a lot of people.

My first attempt was a complete waste. It did not turn out to be what I expected so I ended up with nothing :) First research tells that I can use rice flour as dough but it won’t attract the sesame seeds, glutinous rice flour is the best for this menu.

For the filing, two varieties can be used: red bean or monggo bean. I couldn’t find red bean from the nearby supermarkets so I opted in using monggo bean.
Sweet Buchi

Ingredients:
Dough
- 2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup water
Filling
- 2 cups mashed monggo bean
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt

Procedure:








Filling
- boil monggo bean for 20-30mins or until soft
- drain excess liquid and using a food processor, mash the beans
- measure 2 cups of mashed beans, combine with 1 cup of sugar, 2 tbsp of butter and a pinch of salt
- cook on low heat, stir continuously until the sugar are dissolved
- remove from heat and set aside

Dough
- combine glutinous rice flour, sugar, and water then mix well to form a dough
- get a small amount of dough and roll until a round shape is formed (repeat until all dough is consumed)
- press the center of the dough to form a bowl-shaped dough
- scoop the monggo filling then fill it in the center of the dough
- make sure that the filling is sealed inside the dough
- roll the filled dough in sesame seeds making sure that the seeds stick on the dough
- heat the pan and pour in the cooking oil
- deep fry the dough for 2-3 minutes or until the color of the sesame seed turns golden brown
- remove from the pan and drain excess oil
- enjoy

Makes 10-15 pcs of Buchi!