green mochi

wormwood 100 grams	Glutinous rice 300g
Pine pollen Appropriate amount	Baking soda A little
White sugar Appropriate amount

How to make green mochi

Step 1

Wash fresh mugwort with clean water, remove impurities, and add a small amount of baking soda to a pot of boiling water;

Step 2

After a few minutes, the wormwood turns dark in color and is taken out;

Step 3

Let dry until 70% dry and set aside;

Step 4

Soak the glutinous rice overnight, leaving just enough water to cover the glutinous rice;

Step 5

Steam for 30 minutes until the rice grains are transparent;

Step 6

Take out the steamed glutinous rice and pound it into a stone mortar while it is hot. During the pounding process, keep turning the glutinous rice ball and add mugwort and appropriate amount of sugar;

Step 7

When the glutinous rice ball is fine and sticky, it can be taken out;

Step 8

Place the beaten glutinous rice balls on a chopping board sprinkled with pine pollen;

Step 9

Then sift an appropriate amount of pine pollen from the top and slowly roll it out to a thickness of about one centimeter;

Step 10

Then cut into square or diamond-shaped pieces;

Step 11

Ready to eat. Green mochi cooking techniques