Easy Ohagi with Regular Rice

Name: Easy Ohagi with Regular Rice
Yield: 6 anko ohagi + 4 kinako ohagi
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked rice (about 450 grams); 1/3 cup potato starch (about 40 grams); 2 3/4 tablespoons water (about 40 ml); 1 1/2 cups sweet red bean paste (about 340 grams, store-bought or homemade); as needed Kinako,; Sugar, same amount or up to half the amount of kinako; 1 pinch salt

＜まっきー＞ @cook_40100227

This chewy ohagi is made without glutinous rice, using regular rice (uruchimai) and potato starch. You can also use barley rice or mixed grain rice for a healthier option! The kinako version has a sweet red bean center.
Recipe background:
I wanted a healthier version and didn't want to buy glutinous rice, plus I was concerned about blood sugar spikes, so I used barley rice instead.

＜まっきー＞ @cook_40100227

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Ingredients

6 anko ohagi + 4 kinako ohagi

3 cupscooked rice (about 450 grams)
1/3 cuppotato starch (about 40 grams)
2 3/4 tablespoonswater (about 40 ml)
Sweet red bean paste (anko)
1 1/2 cupssweet red bean paste (about 340 grams, store-bought or homemade)
Kinako (roasted soybean flour)
as neededKinako,
Sugar, same amount or up to half the amount of kinako
1 pinchsalt

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Steps

1

You can use white rice, barley rice, or mixed grain rice. I use a mix of 2 parts barley to 8 parts rice.
2

Sprinkle the potato starch and water over the rice and mix well with a rice paddle. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until hot. If using a pot, heat on low and let it steam.
3

Mix well with the rice paddle until the mixture becomes chewy.
4

Lightly mash the rice with a pestle to break up the grains a bit.
5

Once cooled slightly, wet your hands and shape the rice into 10 balls, about 50 grams each.
6

[Kinako version] Mix kinako, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Adjust the amount of sugar to taste.
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Shape the sweet red bean paste into balls, about 10 grams each.
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Wet your hands, make a deep indentation in the rice ball, and place a red bean ball inside.
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Wrap the rice around the red bean paste to seal.
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Coat well with kinako mixture.
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[Anko version] Wet your hands, take some red bean paste (just under 50 grams per piece), and flatten it in your palm.
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Place a rice ball on top and wrap the red bean paste around it, adding more if needed to cover the bottom.
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Done! You should have 6 anko ohagi and 4 kinako ohagi.