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Green Tea Mochi Recipe

FDL
By
Fine Dining Lovers
Editorial Staff
Difficulty
Intermediate
Total Time
1H 30MIN
Cuisine

Ingredients

Rice flour: 300 g, glutinous

Sugar: 2 tbsp

Salt: 1/4 tsp

Filtered water: 225 ml, warm, more if needed

Green food colouring: few drops

Beans: 350 g, white, soaked overnight, drained and rinsed

Green tea powder: 2 tbsp

Sugar: 110 g

Honey: 1 tbsp

Cornflour: (cornstarch)

Wondering how to make green mochi at home? Check out an easy recipe for the traditional Japanese rice cakes, prepared with a green tea filling.

Method
01.
For the green tea mochi dough

To prepare the green tea mochi dough start mixing together all the dry ingredients and stir with a fork, until well incorporated.

Add the warm water and the food colouring, then mix to a dough. If it is too crumbly, add more water.

Set aside and cover with a damp cloth.

02.
For the green tea mochi filling

Heat the beans, green tea powder and sugar in a pan and mix well.

Cook gently for about 15 minutes until the beans begin to break down.

Mash the mixture and stir in the honey.

Place in a bowl, cool then chill.

Tear off tablespoon-sized portions of dough and shape into small, rounded discs with damp hands.

Spoon the bean paste into a small piping bag.

Squeeze a thumb-sized amount of paste into the centre of each disc, then bring the sides of the disc up and pinch it together around the paste.

Place the balls on non-stick baking paper sprinkled with cornflour.

Place a few balls at a time in the top of a steamer - don't let them to touch each other or they will stick together.

Steam for 15-20 minutes until translucent, and very sticky and soft.

Use a spoon to scoop the green tea mochi balls out and roll in cornflour to coat.

Leave the green tea mochi to cool, serve and enjoy.

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