Sweet Rice Recipe: My Family's Sekihan (Red Bean Rice) - Food55

Ingredients

• 1 cup (200g) Adzuki beans (dried)
• 6 cups (1.4L) Water (for boiling beans), divided
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 3 cups (600g) Glutinous rice (sweet rice), also called mochigome
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) Adzuki Bean Cooking Liquid (from the adzuki beans)
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) Water
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt (or to taste)
• Sesame seeds (optional)
• Sesame salt (Gomashio) (optional)