Green Tea Mochi with Adzuki Bean Filling
This hearty mochi is subtly sweet, gluten-free, and infused with green tea flavor with red bean paste is incredibly easy to make from scratch!
Servings: 8 mochi
Calories: 287kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Adzuki beans paste sweetened to taste, see recipe in note
- 3/4 cup Glutenous rice flour
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Green tea powder or 1 tsp good quality matcha powder
- 1/2 cup Cornstarch
Instructions
- Whisk green tea powder, sugar and glutenous flour until combined. Gradually add in water to form a runny mixture
- Place mixture in ceramic deep plate or a bowl, steam for 14 mins, stir in the middle of cooking
- Carefully remove cooked mochi dough from steamer and empty dough onto a cornstarch floured surface
- Sprinkle more cornstarch on top to prevent sticking, then cut dough into 8 portions. Cover dough portions in cling wrap or silicon baking mat
- Once the dough is cooled down to a manageable temperature, use cornstarch-dusted hands to press out a dough portion into a thin wrap
- Place a tablespoon of adzuki bean paste in wrap, then bring the dough edges together at the bottom and pinch to seal. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you want to making adzuki bean paste from scratch, here is the recipe:
- 2 cups dry Adzuki beans
- 6 cups Water
- Granulated sweetener to taste
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Place dry adzuki beans in a bowl. Cover with a lot of water and let soak for at least 12 hours
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Drain soaked beans and place them in slow cooker
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Add filtered water and cook on low for 6 hours (see note)
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Sweeten cooked adzuki beans with sweetener of choice, mash until desired granularity
- Place mashed beans on a pan and heat gently on medium-low heat
- Keep spreading and scraping the red bean paste to evaporate excess moisture while avoid the paste from sticking to the pan
- When red bean paste reaches a doughy consistency that holds its shape, remove bean paste from pan, set aside and let cool