Taro Ball Fairy Grass Comparable to Fresh Taro Fairy

Name: Taro Ball Fairy Grass Comparable to Fresh Taro Fairy
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 5g Fairy grass powder; 20g White sugar; 1 Purple Sweet Potato; 1 piece pumpkin; 150g water; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 6 capsules Longan; Some Cassava starch

by Take it easy

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

1h

Serving

2

Taro balls and roasted immortal grass are both famous snacks in Taiwan. I used to like the taro ball immortal grass of fresh taro fairy, but recently a fresh taro fairy near my house closed its doors. It seems that I can only do it by myself. I was praised by my family, saying that it tastes like fresh taro fairy. This is my biggest encouragement. After posting pictures on WeChat Moments, I have friends asking how to do it, so let’s write it down."

Ingredients

5g Fairy Grass Powder
20g White Sugar
1 Purple Sweet Potato
1 piece Pumpkin
150g Water
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
6 capsules Longan
Some Cassava Starch

Taro Ball Fairy Grass Comparable to Fresh Taro Fairy

1. Stir the fairy grass powder with a small amount of water to form a paste, then add the remaining water and sugar, and stir evenly. Stir while heating until it boils. Pour into the container to cool and refrigerate for later use.

Taro Ball Fairy Grass Comparable to Fresh Taro Fairy recipe

2. 2 spoons of brown sugar (adjust the amount of sugar according to the sweetness you like), 6 longans, add 1 bowl of water, boil on low heat for 15 minutes, remove the longans after cooling and discard them, and set aside the brown sugar water.

3. Steam the pumpkin and purple sweet potato and mash them separately.

4. Add tapioca starch and knead into a smooth dough.

5. Roll into long strips and cut into small pieces.

6. Sprinkle with starch to prevent adhesion.

7. Boil the water in the pot and pour the taro balls.

8. Float the taro balls and cook for another 5 minutes until cooked. Set aside in cold boiling water.

9. Take a small bowl, add the boiled brown sugar water, add taro balls and cut grass jelly, a tempting dessert is ready.

Tips:
The steamed pumpkin is relatively wet and needs to add more starch, while the purple potato is relatively dry. After adding the starch, you need to add some water to form a dough