‘Takikomigohan’, a Japanese dish of Rice that is cooked with other ingredients and seasonings, is my favourite thing to eat. It can be made with very simple ingredients. Today I used ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu), that can be substituted with Tofu Puffs, and a lot of Cabbage. And the Cabbage created the sweetness in the flavour.

Makes

4 Servings

Ingredients

2 cups (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
1 teaspoon Dashi Powder *I used Katsuo (Bonito) Dashi
2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Sake (Rice Wine) *optional
1 teaspoon grated Ginger
2 sheets ‘Abura-age’ (Fried Thin Tofu) *cut into small pieces

*Note: You can use 30-40g Tofu Puffs
250g Cabbage *juicy and sweet inner parts recommended
1 pinch Salt
Finely chopped Spring Onion *optional
Toasted Sesame Seeds *optional

Method
  1. Wash Rice and place in the rice cooker’s inner pot. Add Water up to the 2-cups marking, add Dashi Powder, Soy Sauce, Sake (Rice Wine) and Ginger, and gently stir.
  2. Cut ‘Abura-age’ into 1-2cm pieces, and scatter evenly, but DO NOT stir.
  3. Cut Cabbage into 1-2cm pieces, and scatter on top.
  4. Press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking. When the rice is cooked, sprinkle with 1 pinch Salt over the Cabbage, and let it steamed for 10 minutes. Then mix gently.
  5. Add some finely chopped Spring Onion and Toasted Sesame Seeds, and enjoy.