[Japanese Sweet] Yokan : Sweet Red Bean Jelly

 Ataya ~ "Hi there !! Today I will show you how to make Yokan(羊羹) a Japanese sweet make from red beans. Let's see ..."

 

1. Gathering all ingredients. As describe below.

• Red Bean (小豆) 1 cup ~20 Baht 
• Sugar(砂糖) 1 cup ~ 5 Baht
• Salt(塩) 1 tea spoon ~ 1 Baht 
• Agar Powder (寒天粉末) 1 - 2 tablespoon ~ 10 Baht

Total cost = 36 Baht

 

2. First of all, Soaking red beans in water for about 1 night or until it getting soft.

3. Put soft red bean, sugar and salt into blender. Mix them well.

 

4. Then pour the red bean paste into fry pan. Using low heat and stir it well.

 

5. Next put water, agar Powder and sugar into a bowl and mix it together. 

 

6.when everything incorporated, Put the liquid in a pot and heating it.

7. Put red paste into liquid little by little and stir it well.

8. When the paste is fully boiled turn the heat off.

 

9. Put the red bean jelly in container you want. When until it was cool down and place in refrigerator for about 3-4 hours. 

10. Here we are !! Yokan, The classic japanese sweet red bean jelly !! Itadakimasu !!

 

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[Japanese Food] Omurice

 Ataya ~ "Hi there !! Today I will show you how to make Omurice オムライス One of Japanese favourite dish. Let's see ... "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

•    Cooked Rice (ご飯)  1 cup    ~ 10Baht
•    Egg  (玉子)  2 eggs ~ 10 Baht
•    Bacon (ベーコン) about 10 gram ~ 20 Baht
  
•    Onion (玉葱)  about 20 gram ~ 5 Baht 
•    Garlic (ニンニク) about 1 gram ~ 1 Baht
  
•    Spring onion(ネギ) about 1 spring onion ~ 1 Baht 
•    Seasoning(調味料）[salt(塩), sugar(砂糖), black pepper(黒コショウ),soy sauce(醤油)] ~ 4 Yen

Total cost = 51 Baht

 

2. First of all, stir fry onion and garlic in hot oil.

 

3. Then add bacon into the pan.

 

4. Next add cooked rice

 

5. Seasoning as you want. Stir fry them well. Add chopped spring onion last.

6. Put fried rice on the plate.

7. Then clean the frypan. Add cooking oil and make the omelette.

8. Bring omelette on top of the fried rice. You can put some ketchup on it if you prefer. Enjoy your Omurice !!

 

[Japanese Sweet] Castella Cake

 Ataya ~ "Hi there !! Today I will show you how to make a Japanese Castella Cake カステラ. Very simple recipe. Let's see ... "

1. Gathering all ingredients. As describe below.

• Wheat Flour (小麦粉) 1/2 cup ~5 Baht
• Egg(タマゴ) 2 eggs ~ 10 Baht 
• Honey(蜂蜜) 1-2 teaspoon ~ 5 Baht
• Mirin (味醂) 1-2 teaspoon ~ 5 Baht
  
• Rice Bran Oil (米ぬか油) 2-3 table spoons ~ 3 Baht
• Seasoning(調味料）[Salt(塩),Sugar(砂糖)] ~  5 Baht

Total cost = 33 Baht

 

 

2. First separating egg yolk and egg white. 

  

3. At egg yolk bowl. Add flour, salt, water and honey. Stir them well.

 

4. At egg white bowl. Add sugar and mirin. Whisking them together. 

 5. When soft peak formed then it was enough.

6. Pour egg yolk into the egg white and mixing them together.

 7. Pour batter into cake pans that has cooking oil painted inside.

 

8.  Bake in air fryer at 150 Celsius for about 10-15 minutes.

 

9. Here we are !! Japanese Castella Cake !! Enjoy

[Japanese Food] Chestnut Rice

 Ataya ~ " Happy New Year 2025 !! Today I will show you how to make the Chestnut Rice (栗ご飯); a very simple japanese recipe. Let's see ... "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

• Rice(お米) 2 cup  ~10 Baht 
• Roasted Chestnut (焼き栗)  1 Cup ~ 30 Baht
  
• Dried Salted Sea weed (海苔) 1/2 pack   ~10 Baht
• Seasoning(調味料）[salt(塩),Mirin (味醂),Soy sauce(醤油)] ~ 5 Baht

Total cost = 55 Baht

 

2. First, wash and rinse rice. Soaking it in water for about 30 minutes.

 

3. Take off the shell from chestnut

 

4. Put chestnut into rice. Add soy sauce, salt and mirin. Mixing everything together. 

5. It's rice cooker time !! Press button and wait until it's done.    

 

 6. After cooked, Stir it well.

7. Put chestnut rice into Japanese style bowl. Put some dried seaweed on top if you want more flavour. Oishi desu !!

 

 

[Japanese Sweet] Mango Paste Dorayaki

 Ataya ~ "Hi there !! I made a lot of mango paste and have to find the way to eat it. So I decided to make a Japanese classic sweet, Dorayaki filling with my mango paste. Let's see .."

1. Gathering all ingredients. As describe below.

• Wheat Flour (小麦粉) 1 cup ~10 Baht
• Egg(タマゴ) 2 eggs ~ 10 Baht 
• Honey(蜂蜜)1 teaspoon ~ 2 Baht
• Baking Soda(重曹) 1 teaspoon ~ 1 Baht
• Mango Paste (マンゴーペースト) 1 cup ~ 10 Baht
  
• Rice Bran Oil (米ぬか油) 2-3 table spoons ~ 3 Baht
• Seasoning(調味料）[Salt(塩),Sugar(砂糖)] ~  5 Baht

Total cost = 41 Baht

 

2. First, mixing eggs with salt and sugar.

 

 3. Mix wheat flour with baking soda and add into the egg.

 

4. Then add about 1 teaspoon of honey.

 

5. After mixing everything together, then keep the liquid in refrigerator for about 30 minutes. 

 

 6. Warming up frypan using low heat then frying the pancake.

 

7. After bubbles came up then it's time to flip the pancake and wait for about 10 seconds then put it up from the pan.

 

 8. Stack them !!

  

9. Put mango paste on the light color side of the pancake

10. Put another pancake on the fist one to make a dorayaki shape. 

11. Finally you got the Mango Paste Dorayaki !! Itadakimasu !!