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Mochi recipe making it at home without a mochi making machine with step by step photo instructions, tips and tricks, how to serve and store.

Mochi

short grain Japonica glutinous rice

Mochi-toriko (such as potato starch

Wash the rice

Wash the rice gently under running water, changing and draining the water a few times.

Soak the rice

Soak the rice in the large bowl with plenty water overnight.

A night before pounding mochi

Drain

Boil water

Prepare steamer

Prepare a bamboo steamer with lining a tightly squeezed wet kitchen cloth on the bottom of the bamboo steamer.

Place rice onto the prepared steamer

Place the drained rice over the kitchen cloth making a dent in the centre like a donut shape in order for the steam to evenly and efficiently move around the rice.

Steam

Put the prepared steamer over the boiling water in the pot and steam for 30- 45 min.

Heat off

Turn the heat off and empty the steamed rice into a bread machine. *4

Pounding

Put the lid on and press &quot;knead&quot;  and set for 20 minutes. *5

Remove the mochi dough

Remove the mochi dough onto a tray with generous amount of mochi-toriko (potato starch/cornstarch) dusted.

Shape

Shape into small mochi balls, or into nice round/rectangle/square shapes and slice it 0.4inch (1cm) thick the next day. *6

Serve

Serve with red bean paste, sweet soy bean powder, or with grated daikon and soy sauce. *7

On the following day

Homemade chicken soup doesn&#39;t have to look plain and mundane anymore! By adding some fun shaped rice cakes and veggies, you can easily create that one impressive looking soup bowl! Your fam will love it!

Chicken Soup with Rice Cakes

chicken broth (homemade preferably)

chicken

rice cakes (12 oz)

sea salt

onion (sliced)

carrot

garlic (bruised)

black pepper

scallion

Soak rice cake in cold water for 10-15 min. Drain and set aside.

Chop and prep all veggies.

In a pot, add chickens stock, chicken, salt, onion, and carrot. Bring to boil. Then add rice cakes and boil for about 5min or until rice cake is tender. Stir often and don&#039;t cover with lid.

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