# Hyōrōgan (Provision Balls)

Hyōrōgan (Provision Balls) are on-the-go snacks for shinobi made with sugar, cinnamon, and ginseng, providing a significant energy boost due to their sweetness and medicinal ingredients.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.33 cups raw sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon glutinous rice flour*
- 0.25 teaspoon non-glutinous rice flour
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 slices yam, Japanese yam if you can find it
- 0.25 cup dried lotus seeds*
- 2 tablespoons coix seeds* (Job’s tears)
- 1 inch ginseng root**

## Instructions

1. Grind or crush all of the ingredients, using a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder for harder ingredients like coix seeds.
2. Chop the ginseng as finely as possible before attempting to grind it.
3. Once all ingredients are ground, combine them in a bowl and mix.
4. Line a bamboo steamer with parchment paper.
5. Pour the mixture into the lined steamer and spread it out evenly.
6. Steam over a large pan or wok for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the filling is liquidy.
7. Carefully lift out the parchment and pour the filling into a bowl (it will be very hot).
8. Stir the mixture to help it cool down, but do not let it cool too much.
9. As soon as it’s cool enough to handle, roll the mixture into approximately 1 1/2-inch balls.
10. Let the balls cool completely before serving.

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- spice grinder
- bowl
- bamboo steamer
- parchment paper
- large pan or wok

## Tips

- For harder-to-crush ingredients like coix seeds, use a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder.
- Chop ginseng as finely as possible before grinding.
- Don’t let the mixture cool too much before forming balls, or it will be difficult to shape them.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/hyorogan
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/977102a8-8c64-47c0-8011-8539de8e76b7
- Extracted: 2026-03-27

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