23/09/2020 09:47

Recipe of Award-winning Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling) Cooking Basics for Newbies

by Joel Mendoza

Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling)
Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling)

Ohagi, or botamochi, are sweet rice balls which are usually made with glutinous rice. They are commonly eaten during higan periods in spring and autumn, a Buddhist holiday celebrated by Japanese sects during both equinoxes. See recipes for Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling) too. The sticky rice, which turns a pearly color when cooked, is what makes this dish able to clump into little balls.

Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook japanese chestnut ohagi (sticky rice dumpling) using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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The ingredients needed to make Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling):
  1. Take 6 big chestnuts
  2. Get 3 tablespoon sugar
  3. Prepare 1 pinch salt
  4. Take 1/2 cup sticky rice
  5. Take 1 tablespoon sugar

She was famous for making the best zongzi in her hometown in Kampar. Since the Zongzi Festival (also called Duanwu Festival, 端午节, Dragon Boat Festival) falls on the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, I decided to make my own rice dumplings, tapping into her expertise and experience of more than half a century! The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice. In the majority of Asian cultures, when we say sticky rice, it is typically referring to glutinous rice or sweet rice.

Instructions to make Japanese Chestnut Ohagi (sticky rice dumpling):
  1. Peel chestnuts.
  2. Cook chestnuts in 1 cup water+3 tablespoon sugar +a pinch of salt for 20 minutes. Dice chestnuts and keep in syrup for a while.
  3. Cook sticky rice and add 1 tablespoon sugar and crush sticky rice with rolling pin.
  4. Divide into 4 and make 4 dumplings. Soak bamboo leaves and make like this shape.
  5. Put chestnuts on rice dumplings and wrap with bamboo leaves.
  6. Enjoy ⚜️🇯🇵

The rice is then cooked, and a thick azuki paste is hand-packed around pre-formed balls of rice. In the majority of Asian cultures, when we say sticky rice, it is typically referring to glutinous rice or sweet rice. So take note that while Japanese rice has a sticky quality compared to the other types of rice such as long grain Jasmine or Basmati rice, it is not the same as sticky rice. Dango (団子) is a Japanese dumpling made from rice flour mixed with uruchi rice flour and glutinous rice flour. It is different from the method of making mochi, which made after steaming glutinous rice.

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