Sandstorm Snack
The original is just a simple glutinous rice ball but I shaped it to be like a cube after pressing the round glutinous rice ball at six sides to look like a mini cube. Then boil in boiling water (steam it, if desired) and place on a plate of glutinous rice flour (toasted in the oven) to coat it.
Lastly, into the Macha Peanut Coating and giving it after a sandstorm effect!
Macha Peanut Coating ...
Kinako (soybean powder) coating is a basic ingredient for Warabi Mochi. And there is a different variant – Macha Kinako Coating,with green tea powder added to it (other spices like cinnamon can be used). Since I don’t have soybean powder in the kitchen, I used grounded peanut powder to make Macha Kinako Coating which is not as delicate and fine comparing to soybean powder …
From Essentially Japanese Cooking & Cuisine, Mattcha-kinako coating recipe – Mix 1 teapsoon mattcha (grean tea powder), 20g sugar and 15g kinako (soybean powder)
I remember having tasted matcha-kinako in a Japonese restaurant in Singapore and wanted to try once at home. Of course, I've never tried. Thanks to remind me this recipe. Adding peanuts to the coating is a very tasty idea.
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Thanks Virginie :)
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It is quite simple to make ... The peanut come with sugar. Sugar can be change to orange sugar or brown sugar, if the grounded peanut powder does not have any.
cheers :)