Homemade Sweet and Savory Black Sesame Paste
自制香甜可口黑芝麻糊

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Recently, noticed a few gray hair quietly grown in my head. My daughter came forward to help pull them out, I declined. I believe in the myth about pulling gray hair causing more gray to grow. Maybe it's time to take in more black sesame...

As you might know, black sesame is very nutritious food full of vitamins and minerals. It has the ability to regrow our nature color hair and prevent gray hair. 

Thought of buying instant black sesame paste and bring to office as a dessert during coffee break. It's healthy and delectable, isn't it wonderful?  However, most of the instant black sesame paste sold in the market disappointed me with too much sugar and flour added. In the end, I gave up on all instant black sesame paste and became a patroniser of one of the dessert chain outlet Mei Heong Yuen Dessert (味香園).

Not long ago, I saw this black sesame paste recipe online. It's a very simple recipe, written in Chinese. I followed this recipe and prepared a bowl of my own black sesame paste instantly. The moment this warm, smooth and aromatic black sesame paste slid down my throat , I knew I could say goodbye to Mei Heong Yuen Dessert (味香園) .

Share with you this easy recipe here, and hope you enjoy such a little pleasure of life as much as I do.


BLACK SESAME PASTE


INGREDIENTS

- 250g black sesame seeds
- 250g rice flour



DIRECTIONS:

  1. Heat a saucepan over medium heat, add in black sesame seeds and stir constantly. When you hear the crackling sound with smoke comes out, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
  2. On the same pan, put in the rice flour and stir constantly. As the colour turns from snow white to golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
  3. Put roasted sesame seeds in a food processor. Process on medium speed about 10 seconds, stop the machine and scrap down the paste.
  4. Mix the grounded black sesame with the rice flour until well blended. Black sesame paste is ready.


  5. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It should last a couple of months.
To serve,  mix 3 tablespoons of blacksesame paste and one tablespoon of sugar in a bowl. Pour 100ml boiled water into the mixture. Stir gently until it reaches a smooth consistency. Serve warm.

Note:
  1. The amount of sugar and water can be adjusted to your liking.
  2. You can also make Walnut Paste, Peanut Paste and Almond Paste with the same method.


Comments

  1. Unknown27 April 2015 at 17:43

    Thanks for share Homemade Sweet and Savory Black Sesame Paste . This fryer is always ideally simple to use too; it does not need pre-heating like an stove and it has a clock. It is also simple to fresh up after use as its sink, stirrer and lid can securely be jumped into the dish washer.

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  2. Unknown21 July 2015 at 20:15

    Hi, not sure if my previous comment got through, but i was wondering if you could provide me with the website where the original recipe came from? The one that is written in chinese? Thanks in advance.

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    1. Little Joy Factory22 July 2015 at 13:21

      Hi, the original recipe is in Chinese.

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    2. Unknown22 July 2015 at 15:07

      Yup i got that. Was wondering if u have that chinese version? I have a chinese friend who is looking for this recipe and i cannot translate your instructions for them.

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    3. Little Joy Factory26 July 2015 at 18:19

      Hi Joanne,

      I could not find the original link. Maybe you can refer to below link, which is very similar to the method I used, and is written in Chinese.

      http://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/48821/201004/283.html

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  3. Unknown30 July 2015 at 19:48

    Thanks you so much for this 😊

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  4. jacjac27 September 2015 at 00:09

    Can I substitute rice flour with other flours like tapioca or coconut or almond?

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    1. Little Joy Factory28 September 2015 at 10:26

      Hi , rice flour is used to provide smooth texture of the paste. I am not sure whether tapioca can give the same texture as rice flour. As for coconut or almond flour, I am sure not only the texture, but also the taste of the paste would be so much different :).

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  5. Blade0717 December 2015 at 12:32

    Is there a similiar recipe for Peanut paste? your recipe is really simple and can store for a good amount of time. Great.

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  6. Anonymous20 July 2016 at 19:28

    Can use brown rice powder?

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  7. Anonymous15 May 2017 at 08:00

    Hi do u use even amount of rice flour & black sesame when you heat them up in the pan?

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  8. Puzzle14 June 2018 at 12:19

    Hi, may I know if step 3 & 4 needs to add any water during the grinding?
    Preparation before eating, instead of adding 100ml of boiling water, can the sesame paste be boil under low or medium heat instead?

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