Ingredients :

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* For Rice Balls:
* 1 cup glutious rice(mochi gome)
* 1/2 cup regular Japanese rice
* 1 1/3 cup water
* For Toppings:
* 1/4 lb. azuki beans
* 1/4 cup sugar
* salt to taste
* 3 tbsps black sesame
* 1 tbsp sugar

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Method :

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Wash azuki beans and put them in a pan. Fill the pan with water and bring to a boil. Drain azuki beans and again put them back in the pan. Add 2 cups of water in the pan and simmer in low heat for one hour. Make steamed rice. Add sugar and a pinch of salt in azuki beans and simmer until the liquid is gone. Grind sesame in a mortar and add sugar. Mash hot steamed rice with wooden pestle. Make 12-16 rice balls. Cover rice balls either sweet bean paste or sweet sesame powder.

*Makes 4 servings