Cold Dew · Breakfast · Sensitive (Allergic)
Chinese yam, lotus seed & pumpkin rice cream
A smooth, gently sweet rice cream of fresh yam, lotus seeds and pumpkin, made in a soy milk maker or rice cooker.
- 50 min
- Serves 2
- Simmer
- Easy
NeutralStrengthens digestion & qiCalms the mind
Why it suits you: Sensitive (allergic) types react easily and often have delicate digestion. Yam, lotus seeds and pumpkin are gentle, low-allergen spleen tonics, and blended into a cream they are easy to digest — protecting digestion and defensive qi as the season turns at Cold Dew.
Method
Prep 10 min · Cook 40 min- 1The night before, soak the lotus seeds until soft and push out any green cores. Wearing gloves, peel and dice the yam.
- 2Put everything in a soy milk maker on the rice-cream setting, or in the rice cooker on the porridge setting with the timer on.
- 3If using the rice cooker, blend smooth with a stick blender in the morning and sweeten with a little rock sugar to taste.
Cautions
- Constipated or bloated? Halve the lotus seeds.
Chef's tips
- Lotus seed cores are bitter, so push them out with a toothpick after soaking.
The TCM view
Chinese yam is sweet and neutral and supports the spleen, lungs and kidneys; lotus seeds are sweet, astringent and neutral and steady digestion and calm the mind; pumpkin is sweet and warm and builds qi. Blended, these sweet foods are easy to absorb — nourishing without drying.
