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mochi cake recipe

Best coconut mochi recipe

Mochi is a sweet Japanese rice cake popular all over the world. It is made from the glutinous rice flour "Mochiko".This rice cake can be found in various shapes flavored or stuffed.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 10 mochi
Author indrani

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Glutinous rice flour
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1/2 cup Sugar

Filling

  • 1 cup Grated coconut
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Preparing the rice cake

  1. Add water and sugar to the rice cake to form a thin batter

  2. Micro the batter for 4 minutes

  3. The batter will form a sticky hot  dough

  4. Wet your hand and form small flat balls from it

Preparing the filling

  1. Heat a pan and add coconut and sugar on low flame

  2. You may add little water if you are using dessicated coconut,If using fresh coconut water is not necessary

  3. Stir and stir till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and all the sugar granules have melted.The mixture should be white,the sugar should not caramelise

  4. Add vanilla and mix

Assembling the mochi

  1. Place a small ball of filling at the centre of the  rice cake.Close to form a ball.Roll on corn starch to form a smooth outer texture

  2. Steam it for 5 minutes

  3. Let the balls cool

  4. Serve at room temperature or chilled