Mini Oranges Recipe
 
 
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle East Cuisine
Ingredients
Mung bean paste:
  • 1 cup shelled mung bean
  • 1½ cups coconut milk
  • ½ cup white grated coconut
  • ½ cup sugar
Gelatin for dip:
  • 3 tbsp gelatin powder
  • 3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
Extra tools:
  • Brass wok
  • Yellow colour (food colourings)
  • Toothpicks
  • Styrofoam board
  • Cotton buds or brush
  • Scissors
  • Fresh real leaves
Instructions
  1. Soak the mung beans in water overnight or at least 3 hours in hot water, wash and drain.
  2. Steam over boiling water until done, remove from the heat and let it cool.
  3. Mix the mung bean with coconut milk and put in a blender, blend well.
  4. Pour the mixture into a brass wok over low heat, stir until the mixture comes together a little bit dries.
  5. Add sugar and continue until the mixture not stick to the wok or touch by hand if the mixture is not stick to your hand, remove from the heat and transfer into the tray.
  6. Let it cool.
  7. Knead the bean mixture again until it soft and smooth, shape the bean mixture to form of orange.
  8. Continue shaping until the mixture is used up.
  9. Use toothpicks to hold the mixture that has been shaped.
  10. Then paint the orange shaped mixture with the appropriate colour that represents the orange fruit, let it dry by stick the toothpicks on a Styrofoam board.
  11. While waiting the colour to be dried, prepare the gelatin coating by mixing the gelatin with sugar and water, boil over medium heat until it boiling.
  12. Remove from the heat, let the gelatin liquid cool down a bit. Then dip the orange shaped mixture into the gelatin liquid to make it look shiny.
  13. Let it dry again by stick the toothpicks on a Styrofoam board.
  14. Repeat the dipping process two more time.
  15. Your orange shaped mung beans will be shiny and beautiful
  16. Last touch by pull the mini orange out from the toothpicks, cut the exceed gelatin and decorate the mini orange with real leaves.
Recipe by Food'n'chef at https://old.foodnchef.com/apelsinki-sladkij-pashtet-iz-fasoli/