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Ohagi おはぎ
5 from 2 votes

Ohagi おはぎ

Ohagi is a unique and traditional Japanese sweet treat made from soft and squishy sticky rice and a variety of sweet and savoury toppings. It's an irresistible dessert with an enticing blend of flavours and textures!

Prep Time
1 hr
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 10
Calories: 152 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mochigome sweet rice *1
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup azuki bean paste 2, sweet, anko
  • 2 tbsp kinako soybean powder
  • 1½ tbsp sugar *3
  • pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp black sesame seeds 4, roasted
  • 1½ tbsp sugar *3
  • pinch salt

Instructions

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  1. Soak the glutinous rice in water(not listed in the ingredients list) for one hour. This will help soften the rice and make it easier to cook in a rice cooker.
  2. Drain the water from the rice and transfer it to a rice cooker with 200ml water. Follow your rice cooker directions, but in general press "start" to cook.
  3. While waiting for the rice to cook, prepare your sweetened bean paste filling (if you haven't already made it in advance). You can use store-bought red bean paste (anko) or make your own by following my recipe.
  4. Divide the anko into 4 little balls of equal amount and set aside.
  5. Once the rice has cooked, let the rice cool down slightly so that you can handle it without burning yourself.
  6. Scoop 50g of rice onto a small bowl lined with plastic wrap. Shape it into a barrel shape. 50g will be for Kinako and Black sesame ohagi but use 30g for anko wrapped ohagi to make it similar in size. It should make 6 x 50g rice balls and 4 x 30g rice balls.
  7. Flatten out one anko that you made in step 3 on to plastic wrap in your palm, then place a rice ball on top of the anko.
  8. Wrap the rice ball with the anko carefully, making sure that all side are covered completely.
  9. For Kinako (roasted soybean flour), mix soybean powder with sugar and pinch of salt. Spread it onto a flat tray. Roll rice balls on the kinako powder.
  10. For Black Sesame seeds, roast the black sesame seed in a frying pan till it produces an aroma. Grind the roasted black sesame seeds in a mortar. Combine with sugar and salt and spread it on to a flat tray. Roll rice balls on the ground black sesame seeds.  

Notes

  • *1 or 200g mochigome sweet rice 
  • *2 or 180g, if you are making from scratch see this recipe 
  • *3 I used cane sugar, but ordinary white sugar is fine too. 
  • *4 If it is not roasted, roast it in a frying pan first. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 152kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.2g (1%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g (2%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Potassium 55mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 2IU (0%) Calcium 25mg (3%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 152

% Daily Value*

Calories 152kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g 2%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Potassium 55mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 2IU 0%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.