‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice
‘Sekihan’ Azuki Rice

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, ‘sekihan’ azuki rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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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. To usher in the upcoming Japanese New Year. Let's make Sekihan, sweet rice with azuki beans in a heat resistant glass pot.

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

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

Mix the rice and beans and put it onto the bamboo steamer with wet cloth. Try this Sekihan (Steamed Azuki Rice) recipe, or contribute your own. Great recipe for 'Sekihan' Azuki Rice. This dish is traditionally prepared to celebrate special occasions in Japan, because of its red colour which is symbolic of happiness.

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.

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! Sekihan (赤飯) is a dish served on special occasions throughout Japan, made of red azuki beans and sweet rice. Other names for sweet rice are mochigome, glutinous rice - and most commonly, sticky. Sweet rice is otherwise known as sticky rice, glutinous rice, or short grain rice.

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