How to Prepare Tasty Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling)

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Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling). This movie introduces how to make ""Tsukimi-dango"". ""Tsukimi-dango"" is traditional rice dumplings which are traditionaly eaten during the moon viewing. Tsukimi (月見) or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", also known as Jugoya (十五夜), are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon-viewing Dumplings (Tsukimi Dango). (No Ratings).

This is a traditional mochi dumplings that are eaten during the Moon Viewing Festival.

They are piled in a pyramid shape rather than the usual skewered style.

Autumn moon viewing, or tsukimi , has long been a popular pastime in Japan.

You can cook Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling) using 4 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling)

  1. Prepare 60 g of Joshinko (Rice Powder).

  2. You need 60 g of Shitamako (Glutinous Rice Powder).

  3. Prepare 20 g of Sugar.

  4. You need 80 ml of hot (but not boiling) water.

The shape is also considered to be auspicious and eating tsukimi-dango is said to bring health and happiness.

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And my recipe will make between.

Tsukimi Dango is probably the Moon Festival's most iconic dish.

Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling) step by step

  1. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and pour in the water little by little while mixing with chopsticks or a fork. Do not pour in all at once as you may need to make sure of the consistency..

  2. Once the water is mixed in, knead with your hands to get a "earlobe softness".

  3. Roll into a rope one inch in width..

  4. Divide the rope into 16.

  5. Roll each portion into a ball.

  6. Boil a pot of water and drop the balls in. Boil for 4 minutes.

  7. Remove the balls from the pan and place it in a bowl of ice water to cool.

  8. Once cooled take them out to dry.

  9. Display the dumplings in a pyramid shape. There are 2 theories on how many dumplings to display. It is either 15, 13, or 12 or 13 (on a leap year).　If you are displaying 15, the 1st layer - 9 balls, 2nd layer - 4 balls and 3rd layer 2 balls..

To steam the dango, follow all the preparations above and place the dumplings into the steamer above a pot of boiling water.

Line a steamer with a damp cotton cloth or parchment paper and place the rice balls into the steamer.

Ideal for any project that requires tsukimi, dango, dumpling.

Tsukimi Dango is probably the Moon Festival's most iconic dish.

It only takes two ingredients, and we are certain you already have one of them on hand.