Sekihan Rice Recipe
Sekihan or Osekihan is the most delicious festive Japanese mochi rice and azuki bean. Simple to make, amazing to eat.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- 3 cups Mochi/Sweet Rice
- ½ cup azuki/red beans (pre-soaked)
- 3 cups water
- 1 tsp salt (more, to taste)
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds (garnish)
Instructions
Day Prior
- Soak beans overnight (8-10 hrs)
Day-of
- Boil beans for 20-30 min until "al dente", tender but not mushy
- Rinse mochi rice until water runs clear. Pre-soak, if time allows.
- Add beans, rice and salt into rice cooker and give it a quick stir. Cook to rice cooker normal quantities and timing instructions.
- Sit back and relax for 30 minutes. (make sure not to burn rice to bottom of pot, if doing on stovetop)
- Serve with a pinch of salt and sprinkling of black sesame.
Notes
Sekihan or Osekihan is the most delicious festive Japanese mochi rice and azuki bean.
Traditionally served at festive family gatherings, including New Years, Birthdays, etc.
Simple to make, amazing to eat.