Authentic Kusa mochi Recipe Japan, Asia

Name: Kusa mochi
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 125 g mochi flour; 100 g red adzuki bean paste; 10 g Japanese custard sugar, sifted; 2 tbsp dried yomogi (Japanese mugwort); 140 ml lukewarm water (50 °C); 10 g kinako (soy bean powder); potato starch, as needed; canola oil, as needed

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Main ingredients

Kusa Mochi

PREP 25min

COOK 5min

READY IN 30min

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This recipe is adapted from the book Wagashi: Little Bites of Japanese Delights by Yamashita Masataka.

Ingredients

6 Servings

125 g mochi flour

100 g red adzuki bean paste

10 g Japanese custard sugar, sifted

2 tbsp dried yomogi (Japanese mugwort)

140 ml lukewarm water (50 °C)

10 g kinako (soy bean powder)

potato starch, as needed

canola oil, as needed

Preparation

Step 1/12

Brush a 30cm square of baking paper with canola oil.

Step 2/12

Divide the red bean paste into six pieces and roll them into balls.

Step 3/12

Steep the dried yomogi in warm water, then drain and mash it with a fork.

Step 4/12

Add the mochi flour, the mashed yomogi, the custard sugar, and the water in a microwave-safe glass bowl, and then whisk until lump-free and smooth.

Step 5/12

Loosely cover the bowl with plastic foil, then microwave for a minute on medium.

Step 6/12

Then, take the bowl out and remove the plastic and stir the mochi with a wet spatula.

Step 7/12

Cover the bowl with plastic film again and microwave for a minute and a half, then stir the mochi with a wet spatula.

Step 8/12

Repeat this process of microwaving and stirring until the mochi looks smooth and elastic.

Step 9/12

Place the mochi on a baking paper brushed with canola oil, then use the paper to shape the mochi into a ball.

Step 10/12

Lightly sprinkle the working surface with potato starch and transfer the mochi ball onto the working surface, then roll it into a log and cut it in six pieces.

Step 11/12

Flatten each piece and envelop it around a ball of red bean paste, so you end up with six mochi balls.

Step 12/12

Dust the mochi balls with soybean flour and serve.

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