As everyone know, my sister and I love everything Japanese. We grew up being huge fans of Japanese anime (trust me, we were HUGE fans – a whole bookcase dedicated to Japanese anime paraphernalia). She loved everything Japanese too much she even went as far as studying it as her major in university; I, on the other hand, went as far as impulsively buying plane tickets to Osaka and finding myself even more inlove with Japan once I ate, breathed, bathed, and slept on the wonderful Japanese land. Oh yeah.
So to reminisce my Japan holiday and prepare for our big trip (oh it’s not until 2011 but we’re just really excited), my sister made some green tea mochi balls with a red bean centre.
The kushi (hair comb) is from Asakusa, little kimono doll from Tokyo, and the Torii gate from Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. The Japanese cloth were bought locally.
- Shape the red bean paste into balls.
- Dust your work space (eg big dish) with cornflour.
- In a saucepan, combine sugar and rice flour. Slowly add water while mixing. Ensure the ‘dough’ is mixed properly without lumps. Cover with cling wrap loosely. Microwave for 2 minutes, remove and stir, and back again for another 1 minute with the cling wrap until the dough becomes pliable and sticky. Transfer on to prepared floured dish.
- Dust the dough with more cornflour, and make 6 balls. Flatten the balls into discs, and put the red bean balls in the middle. Work the dough around the red bean ball until the whole surface is covered with the dough. Enjoy!
NB. My sister and I love watching Cooking With Dog videos because not only are the recipes easy to follow, but the Francis the poodle is sooooo cute!
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