How to Make Nerikiri (Rice Dough & Sweet Bean Paste)

1. 1

   Dissolve the shiratamako in a small amount of water and leave it to sit for a while.

2. 2

   Add the shiro-an to a heat-resistant container and use a tea strainer to strain in the shiratamako mixture.

3. 3

   Mix the paste together well and heat it up for 15 seconds in the microwave.

4. 4

   Take the paste out of the microwave, stir it with a spoon, then heat it up for a further 15 seconds.

5. 5

   Mix the paste well with the spoon and leave it to cool.

6. 6

   Now you have a basic nerikiri.

7. 7

   (Add any food colouring that you like here to change the colour.)

8. 8

   Form the koshi-an into a ball.

9. 9

   (If you are using koshi-an that has a high water-content, please heat it in the microwave to evaporate some of the liquid away.)

10. 10

    Wrap the koshi-an in the nerikiri paste and it's ready to serve.

11. 11

    This time I used blue, black, and red food colouring (all of which were natural colourings) to create a slime from the RPG series Dragon Quest.

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