# Mitsuri Kanorgie's Mochi

A traditional Japanese pastry that is easy to make, resembling a sweet cloud.

- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g Japanese round rice (koshihikari preferred)
- 300 ml Water (if cooking in a rice cooker)
- 36 cl Water (if cooking in a saucepan)
- 30 g Sugar
- 1 g Pink food coloring
- 50 g Anko paste (sweet red bean paste)
- some Sakura leaves

## Instructions

1. Prepare rice as if making onigiri, ensuring it is hot.
2. Put the hot rice in a tank with food coloring and a little bit of sugar.
3. Beat the rice with a rolling pin to develop its sticky side.
4. Shape small balls with the anko paste.
5. Wet your hands.
6. Put rice in the hollow of your hand.
7. Put the anko in the rice.
8. Put rice back on it and shape it.
9. Alternatively, moisten cling film with water.
10. Place a small pad of rice on the cling film.
11. Place the anko dough on the rice.
12. Roll the plastic sheet to give the desired shape.
13. Drape the mochi with sakura leaves.

## Equipment

- tank
- rolling pin
- cling film
- cul de poule
- rice cooker
- saucepan

## Tips

- Rinse rice several times before cooking.
- When shaping, you can use cling film for an easier and prettier result.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@gastronogeekofficiel/video/7408597906321575200?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7590767474443011606
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/53791fdf-0f95-45a2-bf9e-f9d1de9ff7d9
- Extracted: 2026-01-02

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