Three-color Taro Balls
1.
Prepare ingredients: 200g taro, 200g sweet potato, 100g purple sweet potato, 50g red bean, 120g tapioca flour, 10g sugar, milk or brewed milk powder.
2.
After washing the chixiaodou with water, soak it overnight.
(PS: If mothers find it troublesome to soak overnight, they can also wash the chixiaodou and soak it in warm water for 30 minutes. After soaking, let's prepare other ingredients first.)
3.
After peeling the purple potato and sweet potato, cut into thin slices.
(PS: It is recommended to cut thinly, so that it will be easier to steam.)
4.
Divide 200g of taro into two equal parts, cut 100g into thin slices, and cut the other 100g into small cubes about 1cm (spare).
5.
Put cold water into the pot, put the sweet potato, purple sweet potato, and thinly sliced taro into the steamer, steam for 15 minutes, and it is ready to be steamed.
(PS: If you are not sure whether it is steamed or not, you can poke it with chopsticks. If it can be easily penetrated, it means it is steamed.)
6.
Steamed sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, and taro, control excess water, put them into bowls, and press them into puree.
(PS: Note: The steamed three kinds of potatoes should be dry, without excess water, and then pressed into a puree. Otherwise, if there is excess water, the amount of cassava flour added in the next step will be increased, and the cassava flour will become More, it will make the taro balls harder and harder for babies to chew.)
7.
Add 40g cassava flour to each and mix well.
(PS: Because the water absorption of cassava flour is different, mothers can increase or decrease the amount of cassava flour according to the actual situation. If the dough is dry, you can add a small amount of water to adjust.)
8.
Knead it into a dough that has a smooth surface and does not stick to your hands.
(PS: If it is too dry, you can add a small amount of water to adjust it. It must be added a little bit, as long as the dough is not sticky to the touch and harder plasticine will not crack easily.)
9.
Put a small amount of tapioca flour on the panel to prevent sticking. Use the palm of your hand to press the three types of dough into a square shape with a thickness of about 1 cm, as shown in the figure.
10.
Sprinkle a little tapioca flour on the knife and cut them into small squares about 1 cm in uniform size.
(PS: It is recommended to cut into small cubes of about 1cm. Don't cut too big. The taro balls will look better. Because the small cubes will expand and become larger during the cooking process, the cubes of about 1cm are just right.)
11.
Sprinkle the cut taro balls with appropriate amount of tapioca flour to prevent sticking. Make three types of taro balls, cassava, sweet potato, and taro in turn.
(PS: If you can't eat it at once, after sprinkling with cassava flour, you can put a lot of it in a fresh-keeping bag, put it in the refrigerator, and freeze it. When you want to eat it, just take it out and cook it.)
12.
Start the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and after the water boils, add the taro balls.
(PS: Mommy Junhan found that taro balls are easier to cook. It is recommended to put sweet potato balls and purple potato balls first, and then add taro balls after about 1 minute.)
13.
Cook until the taro balls float, and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.
(PS: You don’t need to cook for too long, it will boil the taro balls.)
14.
Take out the taro balls and immediately put them in cold water to increase the Q flexibility of the taro balls.
15.
Next, let's cook the soaked red beans, put cold water into the pot, add 10g sugar, cover and cook for 25 minutes.
(PS: You can also use a pressure cooker for this step, it will also be faster. If it is cooking, it is recommended to add enough water.)
16.
After 20 minutes, add the remaining 1/2 of the taro, cut into small cubes, and continue to cover and simmer for 15 minutes
17.
After cooking, remove and set aside.
18.
Drain the water from the three-color taro balls, and put the cooked red bean and taro in a bowl.
19.
Add the right amount of milk or brewed milk powder, and you can start eating.
20.
According to taste preference, add appropriate amount of honey, coconut milk, etc. for seasoning.
