Description
Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome or what we know as glutinous rice. Traditionally this rice cake is widely exchanged during the New Year in Japan but due to its popularity it is now available whole year round.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 1/2 cup glutinous rice flour
- red bean paste
- toasted flour
- 4 different food colours
Instructions
- In a pot combine water and sugar bring it to a boil then turn heat off, set aside.
- Divide liquid into 4 parts then add drops of food colour on each container.
- Combine cornstarch and glutinous rice flour then place 3/4 cups of this mixture to each container with liquid while still hot.
- Mix the each container until it forms a smooth dough. Form a small flat circle dough roughly the size of the diameter of a drinking glass, place a heaping tablespoon of the red bean paste then seal to form a sphere. Do it with the remaining dough.
- Place in a lightly greased steamer then steam for 5 minutes.
- Remove from steamer then roll in lightly toasted flour to avoid them from sticking together. Serve, you can enjoy them hot or cold.
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I absolutely love this! I use to buy it at Wholefoods.
This looks great! When I made mochi awhile back, I put a small scoop of ice-cream in the middle and it was delicious!
Such a technically tricky thing to make but so easily enjoyed in seconds! I love those pastel colours and the delicious use of fillings. One of my all time favourite ways to enjoy these is with a little frozen ball of ice cream placed inside...life changing!
These are my favorite! I love these. Well done. Whenever I see mochi ice cream, I have to buy it.
Just love them! It reminds my childhood and my Japanese dad. I will have to try this recipe. Bookmarking for a future project. thanks for sharing
Please thank your wife for doing this Mochi recipe. I love Mochi from what I’ve bought from the Korean store. Now I can have it, I'll do it with Filipino flavors and post it on my blog---thechewinn-nova.com to spread the love for Filipino flavors.
I really like mochi (minus the colorants) but I have only made it once, I found it quite difficult. Yes it was delicious, with home made bean paste and a strawberry inside too, but I guess that to make a really good one you need years of experience, unfortunately I don’t think that my mochi will ever taste like the ones I eat in Japan
lol! So I am happy to just look at the photos here!
I love all the different mochi ball colors!
Oh, I love mochi. And those are so very pretty!
mustt be superb than the store brought since you can adjust your preference sweetness....
nice job Ray!