Tender red bean mochi

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Prepare these stuff first!

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• 20 g glutinous rice flour
• 10 g sugar
• 20 g red bean paste

Mix 1 and 2 (50g and 100g each), 100g red bean(4) paste.

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• 24 ml water

Pour water into mixed 1 &2, keep stirring till no lumps. This only takes 5 minutes at most!

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Put the liquid on water to steam it.

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Steaming for 6-10 minutes, stir it, turn the inside out, if you still see some white stuff inside, put it back to steam for another 3 minutes.

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It will be like this when it's done!

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• 10 g corn starch

pour some corn starch in into a separate bowl.

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Fry the corn starch, just heat it, no need to burn it...

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Now, let's get our hands dirty!

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Use a big spoon to get one dough, it is approximately 45g.

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Put it into the fried corn starch.

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Press it hard to a piece. This can be sticky, so use the corn starch wisely😉

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Put a red bean dough on it.

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Wrap it up like this, and squeeze the top until it seals!

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Make it round with both hands if necessary, here you go, the first mochi!

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I love the tenderness! enjoy it with some mocha or any tea, and have a chill afternoon. 🍃

Enjoy your meal!