Matcha Green Tea Mochi
Homemade mochi is very easy to make. You can find the ingredients at your local Asian grocery store and you only need a microwave to make them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mochiko glutinous rice flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp green tea powder
- 2/3 cup water
- Red bean paste
- Cornstarch/potato starch/or tapioca starch – for dusting
Instructions
- Take red bean paste and roll it into balls approximately 1/2 inch in diameter. (If you like a lot of bean paste in yours, you can make thicker balls. I personally only like a little bit of filling, so I made my balls smaller. Make about 8 balls.
- In a microwave safe bowl, mix together mochiko glutinous rice flour, sugar, green tea and water. Mix well.
- Microwave the mixture on high for two minutes. Remove and stir quickly. Return to the microwave and cook for another 1 1/2 minutes. I had to play around with the timing of this for a while. The first time I overcooked the mochi and it was too hard.
- Scoop up a little more than one tablespoon of dough. Dust a plate or counter top with either cornstarch, tapioca starch or potato starch.
- Dust your fingers and palms with starch and flatten a piece of dough while it is still hot and put in the filling, then wrap dough around the filling and seal the opening with a tight pinch. Try to shape dough into a smooth round ball. Repeat until all dough is used up. Let the mochi cool before serving.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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