Carrot - Glutinous rice - cake with Mung Bean filling

Here is the next recipe that I really adore because it tastes nearly like traditional "Xoi gac" which has the same color and the same sweetness xD. Although I didn't use any sugar ^^.

So, please enjoy it.

Ingredients:

1 kg glutinous rice

750 ml carrot juice ( if it contains honey it will even tastes better ^^)

200 gr yellow peeled Mung Beans

salt & pepper

water

Method:

1) Soak the Mung Beans in water over night.

2) Wash the glutinous rice twice and soak it in water for about 1-2 hours.

3) Then pour the water from the rice away and add ca. 2-3 Teaspoons of salt and the carrot juice to the rice. Mix it well and put it into the rice cooker. If you haven't got one you can probably use a normal non- stick pot as well, but the result will be a bit different, because the rice easily burns on the ground. Cook evereything for ca. 30 mins ( in the pot for 45 mins).

4) While the rice is cooking you can prepare the Mung bean paste by pouring the water away and steaming it for 15-20 mins. Then add salt, pepper and only a little bit water and squish the stuff to a paste.

5) If the rice is ready, let it cool down. After that you can line a big bowl with plastic wrap. Take some rice and coat the inside of the bowl with that. Consider that your hands should be wet, because it's very sticky.) Then cover everything with a layer of the Mung Bean paste and at last a rice layer again. Press down firmly.

6) Finally, turn out the cake carefully and remove the plastic wrap. Cut the cake with a wet knife and serve it.