Ohagi (Rice Ball covered in Sweet Azuki )

I cooked rice too soft this morning, and I thought of using it to make rice cakes. For sweet rice cakes, we normally use Mochi Gome - Sweet Rice instead of using normal Japanese rice.

I made Koshian (mashed sweet azuki beans) using tinned azuki which I bought from Sainsbury's and mashed up the rice. I formed the rice into balls in my hands and put sweet azuki around the balls.

It turned out to be okay for the first try - but not amazingly tasty. It was spontaneous, so maybe next time, I will get the right recipe.