Nerikiri (Rice Dough and Sweet Bean Paste) Nightingale

Name: Nerikiri (Rice Dough and Sweet Bean Paste) Nightingale
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 20 grams or as much (to taste) Basic nerikiri; 1 dash Green food coloring or matcha; 2 seeds Black sesame seeds

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There's many ways to make a nightingale out of nerikiri, but I looked at pictures of nightingales online, and I created an easy way to do it that doesn't require tools.

Make the shape of the nightingale as plump and cute as you like. Blending the two colors may be difficult, but once you get used to it it's not that hard. Please adjust the amount of matcha to taste. For 2 birds. Recipe by Jun13

There's many ways to make a nightingale out of nerikiri, but I looked at pictures of nightingales online, and I created an easy way to do it that doesn't require tools.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

There's many ways to make a nightingale out of nerikiri, but I looked at pictures of nightingales online, and I created an easy way to do it that doesn't require tools.

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Ingredients

2 servings

20 gramsor as much (to taste) Basic nerikiri
1 dashGreen food coloring or matcha
2seeds Black sesame seeds

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Steps

1

For the nerikiri, refer to"Basic Nerikiri", and follow the recipe up to step 3.
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/167824-basic-nerikiri-bean-paste-and-rice-dough

Basic Nerikiri (Bean Paste and Rice Dough)
2

Divide 15 to 20 g of the nerikiri into 2 portions (one portion should be smaller than the other) and color the larger portion with green food coloring. If you don't have food coloring, sift about 1/3 teaspoon of matcha and knead into the nerikiri.
3

Form the green and white nerikiri into ovals, and stick them together as shown here.
4

Roll the nerikiri in both hands. When it is round, rub the border between the two colors with your thumb to blend and blur together.
5

Form the ball into a bird shape. Pinch one end to make the beak and make small lines in the tail end with a small fork or a toothpick. Attach black sesame seeds for the eyes.