This Black Sesame Mooncake Filling is made by combining with black sesame and mung bean to yield a smooth Black Sesame Mung Bean paste with nice fragrant and no bitter taste that will suit most people. Since black sesame contains a lot of oil, you don’t have to add any oil when making paste with it.
Stir-fry black sesame in dry pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until fragrant. Set aside to cool completely. Mix together black sesame with icing sugar. Process in 2 batches until very fine using a grinder.
Steam soaked split mung bean over medium heat for 25 minutes, until very soft.
Mix together salt, glutinous rice flour and water. Add in steamed split mung bean, blend until smooth. Add in ground black sesame, blend until well combined, then sieve mixture into a non-stick pan.
Cook over medium-low heat for 8-9 minutes, until you have a smooth paste. Set aside to cool completely.
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This recipe yields about 320 g of Black Sesame Paste (10 servings, each serving is 32 g). For storage: Put paste in container and freeze it. Return frozen paste to room temperature before using.