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Pour hot water into a bowl of peeled lotus seeds
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Soak the seeds for an hour or so until they expand
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Drain out the water and remove the center core from every seed
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Boil in a pot for an hour and remove the foam
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Drain out the liquid and blend the cooked lotus seeds into a fine puree
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Pour 1/4 cup of sugar into a pan with some oil and stir until dissolved
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Add in the lotus seed puree over low flame and stir continously until almost dry
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Add in the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar and mix thoroughly
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Pour in about 1/3 of oil at a time and stir until the paste slowly thickens
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Finally add in maltose to the mixture and stir until it is evenly distributed
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Stir lotus paste until it thickens and no longer sticks to the sides of the pan
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Set it aside to cool down and keep in the fridge until ready to use