‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice
‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice

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Sekihan is traditional Japanese rice recipe enjoyed during celebrations, sweet rice cooked One of them is Sekihan (赤飯) or Japanese Azuki Bean Rice. The dish is called 'Sekihan' (Red Rice) in Japan and it is steamed 'Mochi-gome' (Short Grain Glutinous Rice) with 'Sasage Beans' that are very similar Azuki Beans. Learn how to make a Japanese holiday favourite with this sekihan azuki bean rice recipe.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have ‘sekihan’ azuki rice using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make ‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice:
  1. Take 2 cups (*180ml cup) Short Grain Glutinous Rice
  2. Make ready 1 cup (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
  3. Make ready 1/3 cup Azuki (Red Beans)
  4. Prepare 500 ml Water
  5. Get 3/4 teaspoon Salt *1 teaspoon might be too salty
  6. Make ready Toasted Black Sesame Seeds & Salt

Mix the cooking liquid into soaked rice. Mix the rice and beans and put it onto the bamboo steamer with wet cloth. Let's make Sekihan, sweet rice with azuki beans in a heat resistant glass pot. It'll be interesting to watch the rice cooking inside!

Steps to make ‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice:
  1. Place washed Azuki (Red Beans) and Water in a large saucepan and cook for about 30 minutes until beans are just cooked but still firm.
  2. When beans are cooked, drain but you must save the liquid, which will be used to cook rice.
  3. Wash Rice and drain. Place Rice and Azuki Beans in the rice cooker’s inner pot, add 450ml of cooled red liquid and Salt, mix evenly. *Note: If the red liquid is not enough, add some water to make about 450ml.
  4. Press the Cook/Start button. When the rice is cooked and steamed, open the lid and toss the rice gently trying not to break beans.
  5. Traditionally sprinkle some Black Sesame Seeds and Salt over the top and serve.

Sekihan (赤飯) is a dish served on special occasions throughout Japan, made of red azuki beans and sweet rice. Pour the azuki beans, glutinous rice and the mixed water in a glass bowl, or a microwave-safe bowl. Sekihan is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of only two main ingredients - glutinous rice and red azuki beans. The dish has a reddish hue which is a result of the cooking liquid from azuki beans. Great recipe for 'Sekihan' Azuki Rice.

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