date: 2020-08-27T21:56:55.614Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5064434134286336/751x532cq70/easy-sakura-mochi-using-a-rice-cooker-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5064434134286336/751x532cq70/easy-sakura-mochi-using-a-rice-cooker-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5064434134286336/751x532cq70/easy-sakura-mochi-using-a-rice-cooker-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: May Obrien ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 2430 recipeingredient: - "700 grams Mochi rice" - "3 tbsp Sugar" - "1 enough to coat the tip of a toothpick Red food colouring" - "360 ml Water" - "20 Salted and preserved cherry leaves" - "300 grams Sweetened adzuki bean paste" recipeinstructions: - "Rinse and clean the mochi rice well. Put it in a rice cooker. Fill the cooker with water up to the two-cup mark. Stir in a very tiny bit of red food colouring and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Let sit for about 30 minutes then cook the rice." - "Cook the rice on regular setting. Divide the anko into 20 portions and shape each into balls. Rinse the cherry leaves quickly and drain." - "After cooking the rice stir and roughly mash. Flatten the rice surface in the cooker and divide it into the desired number of sakura-mochi." - "Moisten your hands and wrap the portioned bean paste with the portioned rice. Wrap the rice with cherry leaves." - "Preparing the anko the previous day will make it easier to handle." - "[How to make anko] For moderately sweetened koshi-an: Ingredients: 250 g adzuki beans and 200 g sugar (the basic ratio is 1:1)" - "Put 250 g of adzuki beans into a pressure cooker with twice the amount of water. Bring to a boil and drain over a colander to remove the bitterness." - "Return the beans to the pressure cooker with three-times the amount water and cook over high heat until the pressure gauge is raised. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit until the pressure is released." - "Blitz the content of the pressure cooker in a food processor until smooth." - "Transfer the contents to a sauce pan and cook over a low heat to evaporate off the excess moisture. Turn off the heat when the texture is to your liking. It will stiffen once it cools." - "Tip for Step 1 Add the food colouring before adding the sugar. That way, if the colour is too strong, you can still add more mochi rice." categories: - Recipe tags: - easy - sakuramochi - using katakunci: easy sakuramochi using nutrition: 232 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT25M" cooktime: "PT58M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, I hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, easy sakura-mochi using a rice cooker. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Easy Sakura-mochi using a Rice Cooker is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. Easy Sakura-mochi using a Rice Cooker is something that I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look fantastic. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy sakura-mochi using a rice cooker using 6 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Easy Sakura-mochi using a Rice Cooker: 1. Make ready 700 grams Mochi rice 1. Get 3 tbsp Sugar 1. Make ready 1 enough to coat the tip of a toothpick Red food colouring 1. Get 360 ml Water 1. Get 20 Salted and preserved cherry leaves 1. Take 300 grams Sweetened adzuki bean paste ##### Steps to make Easy Sakura-mochi using a Rice Cooker: 1. Rinse and clean the mochi rice well. Put it in a rice cooker. Fill the cooker with water up to the two-cup mark. Stir in a very tiny bit of red food colouring and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Let sit for about 30 minutes then cook the rice. 1. Cook the rice on regular setting. Divide the anko into 20 portions and shape each into balls. Rinse the cherry leaves quickly and drain. 1. After cooking the rice stir and roughly mash. Flatten the rice surface in the cooker and divide it into the desired number of sakura-mochi. 1. Moisten your hands and wrap the portioned bean paste with the portioned rice. Wrap the rice with cherry leaves. 1. Preparing the anko the previous day will make it easier to handle. 1. [How to make anko] For moderately sweetened koshi-an: Ingredients: 250 g adzuki beans and 200 g sugar (the basic ratio is 1:1) 1. Put 250 g of adzuki beans into a pressure cooker with twice the amount of water. Bring to a boil and drain over a colander to remove the bitterness. 1. Return the beans to the pressure cooker with three-times the amount water and cook over high heat until the pressure gauge is raised. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit until the pressure is released. 1. Blitz the content of the pressure cooker in a food processor until smooth. 1. Transfer the contents to a sauce pan and cook over a low heat to evaporate off the excess moisture. Turn off the heat when the texture is to your liking. It will stiffen once it cools. 1. Tip for Step 1 Add the food colouring before adding the sugar. That way, if the colour is too strong, you can still add more mochi rice. So that is going to wrap it up for this exceptional food easy sakura-mochi using a rice cooker recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. 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