Every Dragon Boat Festival, people always think of several things: dragon boats, mugwort and calamus, arsenic wine, and of courserice cakes..With the development of the times, various fillings for rice cakes are constantly emerging, including both meat and vegetarian options. However, regardless of the filling, the general method is similar. Here, we will start with the method of making honeyrice cakes.Method of making honey rice cakes

Ingredients

PreparationRice: 500g, honey and dates: 20, rice leaves: as needed.

Peanuts: 100g, water: as needed.Steps1. Wash the fresh rice leaves, put them in boiling water and cook for 20 minutes. After boiling, remove and let cool;2. Soak the peanuts and honey dates beforehand, and soak the rice in water for later use;

3. Fold two rice leaves together, roll the bottom into a cone, and put a little rice inside. Then add peanuts and honey dates;

4. Add another layer of rice, wrap it up, and put it in a pot to cook;

5. After boiling, cook over medium heat for about 3 hours.

Tips

Do not fill too much, about 9/10 full, this makes it easier to wrap and prevents it from bursting during cooking.

Method of making honey and date rice cakes

Ingredients preparation

Rice: as needed,

Red beans

Saffron

Sauce,Honey: a small amount, sugar, honey and dates: as needed.，Steps1. Wash the red beans, soak them in water overnight, then cook until they can be mashed. Then addwhite sugar, mix with honey and refrigerate overnight;2. Wash and dry the rice, then mix it with honey dates, and then add saffron sauce;

3. Wash the honey dates, and after washing the rice leaves, blanch them in hot water, then roll one end into a cone;

4. Put the honey dates, rice, and one honey date in, and then press with rice, and then fold and wrap;5. Tie it tightly with string, and put it in a pressure cooker. After boiling over high heat, cook over low heat for another half hour.Tips

Cook the red beans until they are soft enough to mash, do not cook them until they become bean paste.

Nutritional benefits of honey and date rice cakes

Dates contain a lot of calcium and iron, which can prevent osteoporosis and improve the body's immune ability, lower

blood pressure, soften blood vessels.

Another ingredient in rice cakes, rice is also nutritious, can nourish the stomach, warm and strengthen the body.

When cooking red beans, cook them until they are soft enough to be mashed, but do not cook them until they become a thick paste (bean curd).

Nutritional benefits of dates for sticky rice dumplings

Dates contain rich amounts of calcium and iron, which can help prevent osteoporosis and improve the body's immune function, while also lowering cholesterol and blood pressure and softening blood vessels.Sticky riceAnother ingredient in the sticky rice dumplings, sticky rice is also rich in nutrients and has the benefits of nourishing and strengthening the stomach, and warming the body.Another ingredient in zongzi, sticky rice, is also nutritious and can nourish the body, strengthen the stomach, and warm the body.