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  • Mochi & Dango Dumplings

    Easy Mochi

    Mochi, sometimes called Rice Cake, is made by pounding steamed Glutinous Rice. I have an electric Mochi maker, but I don’t use it often. Because I have to soak Glutinous Rice overnight before steaming and the process is time consuming. This is my quick & easy way to make Mochi. Using Glutinous Rice Flour that …

  • Mochi & Dango Dumplings Vegetables

    Garlic Chives Mochi

    Using a microwave, Mochi is easy to make. Today I made these savoury Mochi mixed with Garlic Chives. I didn’t pre-cook Garlic Chives, but you may prefer pre-cooking them, so that you can add a lot more Garlic Chives, then Mochi would be much greener colour. Makes 2 Servings Ingredients 110g Glutinous Rice Flour1/2 cup …

  • Beans & Peas

    Edamame Mochi

    ‘Mame Mochi’ is slightly salted Mochi (pounded steamed Glutenous Rice) mixed with, most commonly, Black Soy Beans. This type mochi is usually formed into large logs and sliced later. When the slices of ‘Mame Mochi’ are toasted, they smell so good and taste wonderful. Well… it is not easy to make. So, I tried to …

  • Mochi & Dango Dumplings Potato

    Potato Mochi

    I love Mochi, but they are expensive to buy and it’s not easy to make. That’s why I have created some easy recipes. This is another very easy recipe to make savoury type Mochi. I’ve got an idea from Gnocchi. Instead of Wheat Flour, I added Glutenous Rice Flour to mashed Potatoes. It’s so simply …

  • Cheese Mochi & Dango Dumplings Potato

    Potato & Cheese Mochi

    The leftover Mashed Potato doesn’t taste great next day. What do you use it for? Don’t throw it away. Why don’t you make it into soft rubbery Mochi? Just like my ‘Sweet Potato Mochi’, mix it with Glutinous Rice Flour and grated Cheese. It takes only a few minutes to make this yummy snack. Ingredients …

  • Baked & Fried Rice Dough Vegetables

    Daikon Mochi

    ‘Mochi’ is often translated as ‘Rice Cake’. It is a rubbery chewy thick paste made of steamed short-grain glutinous rice pounded. There are some easier methods to make ‘Mochi’. This is a very simple savoury ‘Mochi’. Ingredients are Daikon (White Radish), Glutinous Rice Flour and Salt. Because it is so easy to make, you can …

  • Azuki (Red Beans) Mochi & Dango Dumplings Sweets

    Daifuku Mochi

    ‘Daifuku Mochi’, or Daifuku, is a Japanese sweet consisting of a small round glutinous rice cake stuffed with most commonly ‘Azuki’ Red Bean paste which is quite sweet. On the other day, I made ‘Matcha & Azuki Roll Cake’ and there was some left-over ‘Azuki’ paste. What could I use it for? The first thing …

  • Potato

    Potato ‘Oyaki’ Rice Flour Pancakes

    ‘Okonomiyaki’ is a popular Japanese dish that is known by many but ‘Oyaki’ hasn’t been known. There are many variations these days and this ‘Potato Oyaki’ is quite popular. Some recipes cook the potatoes first, then mash. Some other recipes grate uncooked potatoes and use potato starch flour. I always shred the potatoes and use …

  • Mochi & Dango Dumplings Nuts Sweets

    Muscovado & Walnut Mochi

    Mochi, Japanese rice cake made of short-grain glutinous rice pounded into rubbery chewy paste, is often used for making sweets. With limited ingredients and utensils, this mochi sweet can be actually easily made using rice flour. It takes only ten minutes. Makes 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients Rice Flour 1/2 cupGlutinous Rice Flour 1/2 cupMuscovado …