10 Delicious, Chewy, and Easy Homemade Mochi Recipes

Kapanlagi.com - Mochi is a cake made from glutinous rice flour, round in shape, and has a chewy texture. With the development of time, mochi recipes have become more creative. Colors and flavors can be customized according to taste. In fact, it can also be filled with ice cream to give a cool and refreshing impression.

This cake, known from Japan, is usually eaten together during New Year celebrations. However, if you want to eat it anytime, you can follow this easy mochi recipe.

This delicious and easy mochi recipe is compiled from various sources to help you prepare dishes for your family. In addition, you can also create various fillings such as chocolate, nuts, or sugar.

Without further ado, here are the mochi recipes for you KLovers.

1. Sesame Peanut Mochi

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Sesame Peanut Mochi Recipe:

- 50 gr roasted peanuts, ground

- 2 tbsp sesame seeds, roasted

- 4 tbsp powdered sugar

- 1 tbsp cooking oil

- A pinch of salt

- Sufficient amount of water

Coating ingredients:

- 50 gr cornstarch

- 1 pandan leaf, roasted until dry

Mochi dough ingredients:

- 150 gr glutinous rice flour

- 1 sachet full cream Dancow milk

- 1 tbsp cornstarch

- 60 gr granulated sugar

- 2 tbsp cooking oil

- 200 ml water

- Sufficient amount of pink food coloring

Instructions:

1. Make the filling: mix all the filling ingredients, gradually add water until it can be shaped into a ball. Shape into desired round shape, set aside.

2. Then make the mochi dough: mix all the ingredients, stir until the sugar dissolves. Then strain.

3. Steam for 15 minutes, stir well and steam again for 10 minutes or until cooked. Remove from heat and let it cool.

4. Roll out the mochi dough, cut into small squares. Take one piece of dough, add the peanut and sesame filling, then shape it into a ball again.

5. Coat lightly with cornstarch, package and ready to serve.

2. Rolled Mochi

Ingredients:

- 75 gr glutinous rice flour

- 30 gr all-purpose flour

- 70 gr granulated sugar

- A pinch of salt

- 110 ml water

- 2 drops of banana essence

- 2 drops of food coloring + 1 tbsp boiling water

- Roasted sesame seeds, as needed

Instructions:

1. Mix glutinous rice flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, and salt.

2. Then add water, mix well using a balloon whisk. Add banana essence, mix well.

3. Pour the batter into a square pan, steam for 20 minutes. Remove from heat.

4. While still hot, brush with the food coloring mixed with water using a brush. Let it cool.

5. Once cooled, roll the mochi. Coat with sesame seeds while pressing. Cut into pieces, serve.

3. Chocolate Mochi

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Ingredients:

- 125 gr glutinous rice flour

- 135 ml water

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 60 gr caster sugar

- 20 gr unsalted butter

- Food coloring, as needed

Filling ingredients:

- Choco crunch

Coating ingredients:

- Roasted cornstarch, as needed

Instructions:

1. Mix and stir glutinous rice flour, water, salt, and sugar until well combined, then strain.

2. Steam in a non-stick container for 25-30 minutes or until the batter becomes translucent. Then remove from heat and let it warm.

3. Add unsalted butter and knead for about 5-10 minutes until smooth. Add a few drops of food coloring according to preference.

4. Take about 1 spoonful of the batter, add the filling ingredients, then close and seal. Roll it in the coating ingredients. Repeat until the batter is finished. Ready to be enjoyed.

4. Cashew Nut Mochi

Ingredients:

- 250 gr glutinous rice flour

- 10 gr all-purpose flour

- 300 ml coconut milk

- A pinch of salt

- Food coloring of your choice

Filling ingredients:

- 100 gr roasted cashew nuts

- 2 tbsp granulated sugar

- 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds

- 2 tbsp hot water

Instructions:

1. Make the filling by crushing the roasted cashew nuts, not too fine.

2. Mix with granulated sugar, roasted sesame seeds, and hot water. Stir until well combined.

3. Make the mochi skin by mixing coconut milk, salt, and flour until dissolved, strain if necessary.

4. Pour the mixture into a heat-resistant plastic bag/bowl.

5. Add food coloring of your choice.

6. Steam until cooked and slightly translucent.

7. Knead while still hot. Use a cloth or towel to protect your hands.

8. Take a portion of the dough and add the filling.

9. Shape it into a ball, coat with cornstarch. Mochi is ready to be served.

5. Mochi Ice Cream

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Ingredients:

- 160 gr glutinous rice flour

- 80 gr fine sugar

- 130 ml milk

- 20 gr toasted cornstarch

- Food coloring as needed

- Sufficient amount of oil

Instructions:

1. Prepare a steamer, line the lid with a cloth.

2. Mix all mochi ingredients except for the oil and toasted cornstarch. Stir until smooth and no lumps remain.

3. Pour the mochi mixture into a bowl greased with oil.

4. Steam until cooked.

5. After cooking, fill the mochi with ice cream and immediately freeze.

6. Chocolate Oreo Mochi

Ingredients:

- 150 gr glutinous rice flour

- 60 gr powdered milk

- 50 gr granulated sugar

- 200 ml water

- 2 tbsp oil

- A pinch of salt

- Food coloring as needed

Filling ingredients:

- 5 pieces of Oreo cookies

- 1 tbsp olive oil

Topping ingredients:

- Sufficient amount of toasted cornstarch

- 1 piece of toasted pandan leaf

Instructions:

1. Mix all the dough ingredients, stir well until well combined, then steam.

2. Chop all the filling ingredients, then shape them into balls according to your preference.

3. Finally, take the dough, shape it into balls, and fill it with the filling. Don't forget to add the topping ingredients.

7. Fruit Mochi

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Ingredients:

- 5 pieces of shantang oranges, small sweet oranges, peeled

- 150 gr glutinous rice flour

- 30 gr cornstarch

- 30 gr powdered sugar

- 60 ml coconut milk

- 20 ml UHT milk

- 2 tbsp melted butter

Topping ingredients:

- 50 gr roasted cornstarch

Instructions:

1. Mix together coconut milk, melted butter, and UHT milk. Stir well, set aside.

2. Mix together glutinous rice flour, cornstarch, and powdered sugar. Pour in the mixture from step 1, gradually. Knead until the dough is smooth.

3. Steam the dough for 20 minutes.

4. Sprinkle roasted cornstarch on your palm.

5. Take the steamed dough and flatten it, add the oranges. Wrap it tightly until the orange fruit covers the dough. Serve.

8. Green Bean Mochi

Ingredients:

- 100 grams of beets

- 100 ml water

- 200 grams glutinous rice flour

- 125 grams granulated sugar

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 35 grams white butter

Mochi filling ingredients:

- 200 ml coconut milk from 1/4 coconut

- 100 grams peeled green beans

- 2 pandan leaves, tied

- 50 grams granulated sugar

- 1/4 tsp salt

Coating ingredients:

- 50 grams roasted cornstarch for 5 minutes over low heat

Instructions for making green bean mochi:

1. Blend the beets with water. Strain. Take about 225 milliliters of the juice.

2. Soak the peeled green beans for at least 2 hours.

3. Mochi: mix beet juice, glutinous rice flour, and salt. Stir well. Strain until smooth. Pour into a heat-resistant dish.

4. Heat the steamer pot. Place the heat-resistant dish, steam the mochi dough for 30 minutes until cooked over medium heat. Remove.

5. Put it into a container, mix while hot using a spiral foot mixer. Add granulated sugar and white butter. Knead until smooth. Let the mochi dough cool.

6. Mochi filling: heat the steamer pot. Steam the green beans for 30 minutes until they expand. Remove. Put them into a blender, puree.

7. Mix coconut milk, green beans, salt, granulated sugar, and pandan leaves. Cook until smooth while stirring. Shape into balls.

8. Take the mochi dough. Flatten it, take the green beans. Close it, shape it into a round ball. Roll it on the coating ingredients. Place it on a serving plate. Green bean-filled red velvet mochi is ready to be enjoyed.

9. Pandan Mochi

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Ingredients:

- 150 gr glutinous rice flour

- 15 gr rice flour

- 165 ml water

- 50 gr granulated sugar

- 1/2 tsp salt

- 20 gr melted unsalted butter

- Pandan water as needed

- 10 drops pandan essence

- 30 gr cornstarch, toasted for 5 minutes, weigh 25 grams for sprinkling

Filling ingredients:

- 75 gr roasted peanuts, finely chopped

- 1 tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions:

1. Make the filling by combining the chopped peanuts and granulated sugar. Shape into small balls.

2. Mix water, granulated sugar, salt, and melted unsalted butter. Stir well.

3. Pour the mixture into the glutinous rice flour and rice flour gradually while stirring gently.

4. Add pandan water and pandan essence. Stir well. Remove from heat. Strain.

5. Pour the mixture into a heatproof plate that has been greased.

6. Steam for 35 minutes until cooked, remove from heat and stir with a wooden spoon.

7. Then spread a parchment paper on a table, pour the mixture onto the parchment paper.

8. Cover again with another parchment paper. Roll and flatten the mixture with a rolling pin to the desired thickness.

9. Using a round cookie cutter, shape the mixture. Fill with the prepared filling and shape into balls. Repeat until all the mixture is used. Finally, roll in toasted cornstarch. Arrange on a serving plate.

10. Simple Mochi

Ingredients:

- 200 gr glutinous rice flour

- 20 gr regular rice flour

- 100 gr granulated sugar

- 35 gr cornstarch

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

- 250 ml clean water

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling ingredients:

- 30 gr granulated sugar

- 3 tablespoons clean water

- 80 gr roasted peanuts

Instructions:

1. First, make the outer flour that will be used to coat the mochi so that the mochi will not stick or cling to each other when shaping with hands.

2. For that, prepare a pan and place it on the stove over low heat.

3. Wait until the pan placed on the stove becomes evenly hot.

4. After that, pour the cornstarch into it and roast evenly. Don't forget to flip and stir the flour so that one part of the flour does not burn or partially cooked.

5. For that, stir these ingredients evenly until all the ingredients are evenly cooked.

6. Lift this material and put it in a container and set aside for a while.

7.After finishing, please prepare a container and put rice flour together with sticky rice flour in it.

8.Stir these ingredients evenly using a spoon until well mixed.

9.Then in another container, please put granulated sugar together with salt and water.

10.Stir all these ingredients evenly and then put the mixture of sticky rice flour into this container.

11.Once again, please stir all these ingredients evenly until everything is mixed.

12.Then put the butter in it and stir again until everything is evenly distributed.

13. Use a wooden spoon to make it easier for you to stir this one ingredient. Once finished, please prepare a steamer and put the dough mixture that you have made into it.

14.Steam for about 10-15 minutes, then lift and knead again using a wooden spoon beforehand.

15.Then, steam the dough again until cooked in a steamer for about 25 minutes. Once finished, please lift and let this material cool.

How to make the filling:

1.While waiting for the dough you made earlier to become warmer, please make the filling ingredient, namely peanut filling.

2.This can be done by preparing a used pan.

3. After that, please put it into peanuts and roast this ingredient evenly until cooked and brownish.

4. When finished, please remove the peanuts from the pan and pound them until smooth using a mortar.

5. Pound until the texture is slightly coarse. Prepare a bowl and put granulated sugar in it along with clean water.

6. Stir all these ingredients evenly until mixed.

7. After that, mix the peanuts into it and stir again until all these ingredients are evenly mixed and stirred. Take the warm mochi cake and flatten it in your hands. Then fill the middle part evenly and cover it. Shape the dough into a round shape and round it again using your hands until it is perfect.

Those are various delicious and chewy mochi recipes that you can follow.

(kpl/ans)