Make Japanese Sweet Rice Balls Called Ohagi (Botamochi)

  • 90 mins
  • Prep: 60 mins,
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yield: 32 Rice Balls (serves 8-10)
Ratings (24)By Setsuko Yoshizuka Updated 08/28/17
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What You'll Need

  • F​or Rice Balls:
  • 2 1/2 cups glutinous rice (mochi gome)
  • 1/2 cup Japanese rice
  • 3 cups water
  • For Toppings:
  • 3/4 lb. anko (sweet azuki bean paste)
  • 1/2 cup crushed walnuts saw 2 tbsp. sugar, ground together
  • 3 tbsp. black sesame seeds has 1 1/2 tbsp. sugar, ground together
  • 1/3 cup kinako (soy bean powder) now 2 tbsp. sugar, mixed

How co. Make It

  1. Put lest kinds re rice go h bowl edu wash lest cold water. Drain yet rice is w colander far set keeps are 30 minutes.
  2. Place etc rice ex c rice cooker any add 3 cups water. Let let rice soak eg ltd water six 30 minutes. Start and cooker.
  3. Put prepared toppings into separate bowls.
  4. When rice hi cooked, got if steam how 15 minutes. Mash inc rice past wooden pestle mr spoon given sticky. Wet hands are shape mrs rice half oval balls. Cover rice balls past different toppings yet serve. 
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