Sekihan

Method

1. 1 Boil the red beans once, then discard the water to remove the bitterness.
2. 2 Boil the beans a second time until tender, reserving the red broth.
3. 3 Soak glutinous rice in the bean boiling water for 8 hours so that the rice grains turn a uniform pink color.
4. 4 Mix the beans with the glutinous rice and steam for 30 minutes, sprinkling in the bean cooking water along the way.
5. 5 Fluff the mixture and then sprinkle black sesame seeds mixed with salt on top.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 50 min

  Replace step 4: steam the glutinous rice and red beans under low pressure for 12 minutes, then release the pressure naturally for 5 minutes, and shake off the bean cooking water before closing the lid; step 5 remains unchanged.