Taro Mochi Recipe With Taro Filling
Soft, chewy, and nutty - what's not to love about this taro mochi recipe? Indulge in its delectable mochi dough made with glutinous rice flour that is filled with the goodness of taro paste. It is a recipe that the whole family can enjoy eating and the kids will surely have fun making.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g of glutinous rice flour
- 60 g of corn starch
- 30 g of sugar
- 320 g of milk
- 30 g of butter
- Coating (purple potato powder and milk powder)
- 500 g of taro (peeled and chopped)
- 40 g of butter
- 70 g of milk
- 120 g of whipping cream
- 8 g of purple potato powder
Instructions
- 1
Steam The Taro:
- 2
Peel and cut the taro into blocks.
- 3
Steam the chopped taro for 30 minutes or until soft for blending.
- 4
Set aside.
- 5
Make The Mochi Dough:
- 6
In a bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, cornstarch, sugar, and milk.
- 7
Stir the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
- 8
Separate lumps from the mixture using a sieve as you pour it into a non-stick pan.
- 9
Add butter and cook the mixture slowly on low heat. It should become a semi-solid dough with a bouncy and non-sticky consistency. Alternatively, you can choose to steam the mixture for 30 minutes. Watch how I steam the mochi dough with my recipe for Soft & Squishy Red Bean Mochi.
- 10
When the dough firms up, pull it apart by hand for a few minutes to enhance its elasticity and strength.
- 11
Blend The Taro Filling:
- 12
Blend the steamed taro, butter, milk, whipping cream, and purple potato powder.
- 13
Blend until smooth like paste. It should not be too runny.
- 14
Assemble The Dough And Taro Filling:
- 15
Roll the mochi dough into a log.
- 16
Cut it into small portions about 1 inch wide.
- 17
Use a rolling pin to flatten each piece of dough into a small circular wrapper.
- 18
Transfer the filling to a piping bag for easy placement onto the dough wrapper. Alternatively, you can simply use a spoon to fill the center of the wrapper.
- 19
Place the dough wrapper on top of a small bowl to allow the wrapper to take its shape as you pour the filling.
- 20
Fill the center of the dough wrapper with taro filling.
- 21
Seal the mochi by pinching the edges together. This should give you a round mochi.
- 22
In a tray or flat container, mix purple potato powder and milk powder and coat the mochi.