2 MINUTE MOCHI | Recipe

Does the thought of making mochi sound daunting, time consuming and laborious? No worries, I've got just the recipe for you - with just 3 main ingredients you can cook up mochi in just 2 minutes! Here's how:

Yields 6-8 mochi balls depending on the size you make them

Ingredients

1/2 cup of glutinous rice flour,

100g glutinous rice flour,

40g sugar,

145ml water,

PEANUT FILLING

1/4 cup ground peanuts,

2 tbs powdered sugar,

dirzzle of water

Method

1. Pan fry the 1/2 cup of glutinous rice flour on medium heat for 5 minutes until fragrant

2. Pour into a bowl to set aside and to let cool completely.

3. In a microwave-safe bowl, mix together the 100g of glutinous rice flour with the sugar and water until smooth and lump-free.

4. Microwave in one minute intervals for a total of 2 minutes, stirring after each minute. You may need to cook it for 1-2 munites longer depending on your microwave power. The resulting dough should be sticky and translucent.

5. Once cooked, cover and then set aside to cool completely.

6. Feel free to fill with whatever filling you like e.g. red bean paste/ice cream but today I will be teaching you how to create a delicious peanut filling.

Mix together the ground peanuts and powdered sugar until well combined.

7. Mix in a drizzle of water until a crumb-like consistency is formed. Add a little at a time - it is better to add less than to add too much whereby a paste is formed.

8. Liberally flour your work surface with the cooked flour. Place the cooled mochi dough on top, toss it over so it is covered in flour and then flatten into ~4mm thickness.

9. Cut out tablespoon portions of dough using a dough scraper.

10. With each portion, shape into a flat circle with a thick centre and thin edges. 

11. Add a heaped teaspoon of the penaut filling before sealing the mochi by folding from the centre in and pinching together so it does not leak out.

12. Place onto a flattened cupcake case and serve.