Japanese sweets :)

We had "Hanami" at the Japanese garden in Balboa park.
"Hanami" is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers. We needed that.

I brought home made "Dango"
Actually It was soooooooooooooooo yummy :)
It was more Oishii than I expected!


Here is my odango recipe.
You can make about 50~60 dango from 1 box of Mochiko.

Place the Mochiko (rice flour) into a bowl. Add some water and mix until it feels like your ear lobe. Make small balls and smash the center. Put the balls into boiling water. When they are cooked the dangos will dance in the hot water and float. Using a strainer, remove dango from the hot water and shock it in cold water.


In the picture the dangos on the left are covered in "Green tea & Kinako"
To make "Green tea & Kinako" powder. mix 1/4 cup of Kinako, 1 tsp of green tea powder, 3 tbs of brown sugar and a pinch of salt. You can adjust the sweetness.

In the picture the dangos on the right are covered in "shiroan." I used dry lima beans to make "shiroan" this time.
About 1 cup of dry large Lima beans. Put 6 cups of cold water and the lima beans in to a pot. Bring to a boil for two minutes then remove from heat and drain the hot water. Take off the skin. Put them back into the pot. Add 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Mash and stir to combine.