Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Purple Yam Mochi

My aunt made some more mochi one day and brought some over to my house and shared a few with my family. There's a twist, instead of using red bean paste, she used mashed purple yam for the filling. Because making red bean paste is very time consuming, she tried out this new method recommended by her friend. I think this new flavor tastes really good. It doesn't have the "feel" of red bean mochi, but if you are in a bind and crave mochi with sweet fillings, go ahead and try this out. So here is the mochi she made, along with the simple recipe.

For the quick and easy mochi recipe with a video tutorial, click here. Continue reading for the yam filling's recipe.

Purple Yam Mochi
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The second one is yam too, but the lighting was a bit off. This one was rolled in dessicated coconut instead of potato starch.
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Red Bean Mochi
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Yam Filling
Ingredients
1 Purple Yam (amount actually depends on how many mochi you want to wrap)
sugar, to taste

Wash the yam and steam until you can easily poke a knife through. Don't steam too long, otherwise it will become mushy in a bad way. Mash and add sugar to taste. Now wrap filling in mochi.


The two mochi in the middle have a coconut topping with a yam filling.
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Another variation would be black sesame paste, just like the ones from dim sum.

9 comments:

  1. Oh yummy! I love mochi and the purple sweet potatoe one looks exceptionally inviting! ;)

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  2. this looks great, i've seen versions with added cream in the yam paste

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  3. I love yam!! These look so delicious! (i also love mochi..haha) When I get my hands on some yam, I'll be trying this one out! (and omgsh, i just realised we're the same age..lol)

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  4. hi esther, this must be the kind of mochis that you were talking about earlier in my comments, they sound delicious, i have yet to make my own mochis..one day..thanks for giving me some inspiration here!

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  5. I can never refuse mochi...;)! I just had taro mochi too this afternoon. Yum yum :D)!

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  6. Esther, you have just tempted me to make some mochi. Yours are so colourful. Thanks for sharing. Hope you're having a great day.
    Kristy

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  7. Mmmm mochi is the best! Love it as much as tangyuan :D. The red bean or lotus paste are my favourites. I've never tried yam but it looks really good! Great colour in that first photo! You've got me craving mochi now! :D

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  8. Honey Bee Sweets, Thank you. :D

    Wendy, Thanks!

    Grub, Cream with yam paste sounds so delicious. I can totally imagine how smooth the filling must be, yum! Thanks for the idea.

    Von, I can’t wait to see how they turned out if you ever try and blog about them. ^_^ Wow! That’s so cool. Then are you one of the younger students at uni?

    Lena, yup, I was talking about these mochi. :D You’ll have a blast making mochi. They’re actually easier to make than they may seem. They are time consuming to wrap, but otherwise they are very simple. Your bakes always give me inspiration too.

    Cooking Gallery, Taro mochi! That sounds good; I never heard of using that as a filling before. Once I went to Taiwan and this place sold a humongous bag of mochi (in one huge blob) and you could eat it by the spoonful if you wanted to. XD

    My Little Space, I need to thank my aunt for sharing them with me. ;) Have a great day too Kristy!

    Sharon, Mochi and tangyuan are relatives, XD. I’m getting all these cool ideas from everyone. I never heard of lotus paste mochi before. It sounds sooo good. Thanks Sharon! Yam is a great substitute for read bean paste if you’re short on time.

    Sorry everyone for the delay in the response. It was a busy week that had its ups and downs.

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