Miscellaneous Rice Dumplings
1.
Prepare the glutinous rice and rinse it under running water.
2.
Prepare dried zong leaves.
3.
Prepare wheat kernels, corn shreds, mung beans, pinto beans, and sorghum kernels.
4.
After washing the glutinous rice, drain the water (no need to soak).
5.
Add appropriate amount of cold water to the wok and bring to a boil; put the dried zong leaves in boiling water and boil for 2 minutes.
6.
The cooked zong leaves, remove and wash; cut off the petiole and the tip of the leaf.
7.
Mix the grains, wash, and mix well with glutinous rice.
8.
Take two zong leaves and cross them into a funnel.
9.
Put in miscellaneous grains and glutinous rice.
10.
Press the zongye with the right hand and fold the glutinous rice inward.
11.
Then fold it to the right and back.
12.
Take a piece of cotton yarn and tie it firmly, not too loose.
13.
Packed miscellaneous grain dumplings.
14.
Prepare a large pot and put the wrapped zongzi; the added water must submerge the zongzi; bring to a boil on high heat and cook for 60-90 minutes (according to the soaking time of glutinous rice or the hardness of the package).
15.
The cooked rice dumplings are dipped in sugar (if you don't like sweetness, you can serve them with side dishes).
Tips:
1. Don't eat too sweet rice dumplings if you have stomach problems, don't eat meat dumplings, egg yolk rice dumplings and too greasy rice dumplings if you have gallstones, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.
2. It is best to drink tea at the same time when eating zongzi to help swallowing and digestion.
3. The zongzi should be fully heated and eaten after boiling it to soften.