1 cup shiratama-ko (glutinous rice flour)
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup water

*For filling 1 Can of Japanese sweet red bean paste also known as anko or azuki

Matcha ( green Tea powder) for green color Mochi

Red food coloring for light pink color mochi

katakuriko (potato starch) for dusting
Roasted soybean powder for dusting( has a roasted nutty flavor )

Start with the bean paste.
filling.
Make 12 small sweet red bean balls and set aside. ( from pre-made mixture from the can )

1.Pour the water and sugar in a heat-proof bowl and mix well.

2.Add shiratama-ko flour in the bowl and mix well.

3.Put the bowl in microwave and heat the mixture for two minutes. Stir the mochi mixture.

4. Heat the mochi mixture in microwave until the dough bubble up. Stir the mochi quickly.

5. Dust a pan with some katakuri-ko starch., dust your hands with some starch

6. Remove the hot mochi from the bowl to the pan using your hands.

7.Dust hands again with thestarch and divide the mochi into 12 pieces by hands.

8.Make 12 flat and round mochi.

9..Put a piece of bean paste filling on a mochi and wrap the bean paste by stretching the mochi.
.around the paste filling.

Continue make the mochi balls, each time dust hands with starch powder,
Makes 12 daifuku mochi balls.

Dust the green mochi balls with the roasted soy bean powder for a nutty flavor.
The pink mochi dust in the starch which can also be mixed with a little powered sugar.

Separate the mixture into two bowls and add the coloring.

You can make very light pink mochi balls by adding 2 drops of red food coloring.

For the Color of the mochi ~ you can add a few drops of strawberry flavoring and For green colored mochi add Matcha green powder tea.

For filling ~Sweet red beans in the center, or chocolate chips while the mochi is still hot so it can melt.