Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, ohagi (bota mochi). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ohagi (Bota Mochi) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Ohagi (Bota Mochi) is something which I've loved my whole life. They're fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook ohagi (bota mochi) using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ohagi (Bota Mochi):

1. {Prepare 2 cups of (*180ml cup) Glutenous Short Grain Rice.
2. {Take of *Note: You can replace 1/2 cup (90ml) of it with regular Short Grain Rice.
3. {Make ready 1 pinch of Salt.
4. {Prepare of Sweet Azuki Paste *Tsubu-an OR Koshi-an.
5. {Make ready of Kinako (finely ground Roasted Soy Beans) & Sugar *See ‘Method 5’.

Instructions to make Ohagi (Bota Mochi):

1. Wash Rice and place it in the rice cooker. Add water up to the 2-cups-marking. Allow to soak for 30 minutes if you have time..
2. Add 1 pinch Salt and press ‘COOK’ button to start cooking..
3. Transfer to a bowl. Using a pestle or something similar, pound the hot rice, wetting the pestle with Water frequently. Stop pounding when the texture is rubbery like Mochi yet you still see grains..
4. Wet your hands with Water and make 3 x 4cm (or larger) balls, and cover with Sweet Azuki Paste or Kinako Sugar..
5. How to make Kinako Sugar: Kinako is finely ground Roasted Soy Beans. Mix a same amount of Kinako and Caster Sugar with 1 pinch Salt..
6. Easy method to cover with Azuki Paste: Spread Azuki Paste thinly on a sheet of plastic food wrap, about twice the size of the rice ball. Place the rice ball and wrap it and cover the rice ball with Azuki Paste evenly..
7. *Note: Naturally you can do this process without the plastic wrap. Thinly spread Azuki Paste on your palm, place rice ball on it, then cover it around..

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