Description
Traditional Japanese New Year treats are enjoyed during the New Year festivities. They symbolize prosperity and happiness.
Ingredients
- Sweet rice (mochi) – 2 cups
- Red beans (anko) – 1 cup
- Black soybeans – 1 cup
- Daikon radish – 1 piece
- Rice cake (kagamimochi) – 1 set
- Shredded nori seaweed – 1 pack
- Mirin – 1/4 cup
- Sugar – 1/2 cup
- Salt – to taste
Instructions
- Soak sweet rice overnight in water.
- Steam the soaked rice until cooked.
- Pound the rice into a sticky dough.
- Prepare red bean paste by cooking red beans with sugar and water.
- Boil black soybeans until tender.
- Slice daikon radish into thin pieces.
- Shape mochi into small cakes.
- Assemble the kagamimochi with mochi and toppings.
- Serve with shredded nori and daikon.
Notes
- Adjust sweetness as per your taste.
- Use fresh ingredients for the best flavor.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Steaming and boiling
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: traditional, Japanese, new year, treats, mochi, anko, kagamimochi