Eight Treasure Porridge Dessert

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup dried small red beans (adzuki beans)
• water to cover
• 1/4 cup barley
• 1/2 cup glutinous sweet rice
• 1/4 cup dried mung bean
• 1/4 cup oats
• 1/4 cup millet
• 1/4 cup dried small pearl tapioca
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
• 1/4 cup raisins

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 5 mins

Ready Time: 5 hrs 15 mins


• place red beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 3 hours to overnight. drain and rinse.
• combine red beans and barley in a pot; add enough water to fill 1/2 the pot. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until beans and barley are tender, about 1 hour.
• mix rice into bean-barley mixture; add more water if it has all been absorbed. cook rice mixture for 20 minutes. add mung beans; cook for 20 minutes.
• mix oats, millet, and tapioca into rice mixture; cook, stirring every 5 minutes, until all the grains are softened, about 20 minutes. add more water to reach desired thickness of porridge. stir brown sugar and raisins into porridge; cook for 5 minutes more. remove pot from heat, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. serve hot or chilled.