Chinese Sesame Balls on 'You Are What You Eat'...

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Does anyone who watched the programme 'You Are What You Eat' on 11th October remember the recipe for the seasame balls she made? I looked on the offical website and it doesn't say. I also just searched the net for the recipe and it says they should be deep fried, not baked. In the show they were baked and I want to know if that means that some of the ingredients would have been different? Any suggestions.... would simply coating them in sunflower oil and putiing them in the oven work?

I ate these when I was in the far east and I had forgotten how nice they are to eat...now I've got a hankering for some! Only catch I need the slightly healthier method/recipe!

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The recipe Gillian used on the show was:

400g Brown rice
16 tbsp sesame seeds
1 large can Red Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed
8 tbsp lemon juice
4 tsp Umeboshi paste

Soy sauce for dipping

Boil the rice for 20 mins. Lightly toast the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan.
Blend the rice, kidney beans, lemon juice and umeboshi paste in a food processor until in forms a stiff mixture.
Roll into walnut sized balls, roll in the sesame seeds and bake in the oven (180 C / Gas mark 4) for 12-15 minutes.