steamed rice with red beans

ingredients:

• 450 g glutinous rice
• or regular rice
• 75 g red (azuki) beans
• 3 liters water
• 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon salt

step 1:

Rinse the red (azuki) beans. Pour 1 liter of water into a pan. Add the beans and cover. Boil for 5 minutes on high heat.

step 2:

Add another 1 liter of water to the pan and boil for 5 more minutes on high heat.

step 3:

Drain the beans in a colander. Return the beans to the pan. Add 1 liter water and cover. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 to 8 minutes on low heat until the beans become soft.

step 4:

If using glutinous rice, keep 480 ml of the boiled liquid. If using regular rice, keep 600 ml of the boiled liquid. Drain the beans in a colander and leave 1 hour to completely remove all the boiled liquid.

step 5:

Wash the rice. Drain the water and leave the rice in another colander 1 hour to completely remove all the water. Add the 480 ml or 600 ml boiled liquid to the rice cooker pot.

step 6:

Add the beans. Put the pot in the body of the machine. Switch on the rice cooker.

step 7:

Heat the black sesame seeds for 30 seconds on medium heat in a frying pan. Add the salt and stir. Remove from the heat.