Mochitsuki (Rice Pounding) at Home (with Kinako & Kuromitsu)

1. 1

   Wash the mochi rice, and soak in water for about 1 hour.

2. 2

   Transfer the rice into a rice cooker.

3. 3

   Add water up to the 1 cup line.

4. 4

   Start cooking on mochi rice setting.

5. 5

   When cooked, transfer the rice into a bowl.

6. 6

   Pound with a wet pestle.

7. 7

   When it starts to get sticky, and become mochi, roll into bite-sized balls with wet hands.

8. 8

   Make syrup.

9. 9

   Add the ingredients into a small pot, and turn on the heat.

10. 10

    After dissolving the sugar really well, let the syrup cool.

11. 11

    (When you make it with brown sugar, it becomes kuromitsu.)

12. 12

    When the mochi is ready, sprinkle with kinako and pour the syrup on top, then enjoy.

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    (You could also serve with anko or sesame seeds)

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.