When it comes to talking about Japanese snacks, mochi will be the one cheerfully mentioned by everybody. The sweet treat with unique texture has its own fans around the world. That is the reason why there are so many variations of Mochi recipe that we can find today. If you intend to cook your own mochi, here we have a simple and quick recipe that you should try. 

What You Need to Get Delicious Mochi :

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mochiko sweet flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• Potato starch for dusting

For filling:

• Red bean paste, chocolate, ice cream (as you desire)

Direction to cook Mochi recipe:

1. In a large bowl, mix mochiko flour and sugar.
2. Add water, mix thoroughly. Put the mixture into microwaveable dish and wrap with plastic.
3. Put into microwave, cook for about 4 minutes in high temperature. Afterwards, take off the plastic cover and cool down. 
4. Cut the dough in the desired size. Press and add fillings in the middle of dough cuts. Pinch edges to close. Dust each to prevent sticking.
5. Mochi is ready to serve.

This is definitely easy and simple Mochi recipe that you can make at home. But wait, before making one, you better read this note. For the dust, katakuriko is preferred. It helps the mochi sticking each other. However, you can also skip this if you have cellophane to put the mochi.

For the filling variations, you are free to fill the mochi with any fillings as you desire as long as it has good consistency to stay with mochi dough. Add a teaspoon of filling will be enough. Don’t forget to fill the mochi before dusting. Make mochi more attractive with food coloring. You can color up the mochi dough for more variations. Besides, it can also add flavors, too.