In observance of Good Friday, our offices will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. Sekihan (Bean Rice)
- 1/2 cup azuki (Japanese red beans)
- 4 1/2 cups water
- 3 cups mochi rice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon kurogoma (black sesame seed), toasted
Sekihan (Bean Rice)
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on December 28, 2005.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- In a small bowl, soak azuki overnight in 2 cups of the water.
- Pour into saucepan and bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.
- Drain azuki; cool.
- In a rice cooker or 2-quart saucepan, rinse rice; drain.
- Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups water, the salt, and a drop of red food coloring; soak for 1 hour.
- Cook rice until tender, about 30 minutes; cool.
- Mix rice and azuki; sprinkle with kurogoma.
Makes 6 servings.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per serving:
200 calories, 1 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 0 g sugar, 6 g protein
