Have you cooked “Warabi” in your life?
If not, I have a recommendation for you.
It’s “Takikomi Gohan (Japanese mixed rice).
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Takikomi Gohan with Warabi is healthy and tasty!
Warabi Takikomi Gohan without a rice cooker
I cooked this Takikomi Gohan without a rice cooker.
I only used an ordinary pot.
So even if you don’t have a rice cooker, don’t worry.
You can use this Warabi Takikomi Gohan with no problem!
Ingredients for Warabi Takikomi Gohan
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Rice…450g
Warabi…100g
Carrot…70g
Daikon…70g
Mushroom…80g
Aburaage…as much as you like
Water…470ml
Soy sauce…2 tablespoon
Sake…2 tablespoon
Mentsuyu…2 tablespoon
Recipe for Warabi Takikomi Gohan
Wash the rice.
Cut the ingredients in 3 cm or 4 cm width.
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Put water and carrot and daikon into a pot and heat it.
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When it’s boiling, add the seasonings.
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Add aburaage and mushroom and warabi.
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Boil for a few minutes and turn off the gas.
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Remove the vegetables from the pot.
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Put rice into the pot and start cooking.
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When you cook rice, please close the lid.
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When the rice absorbs most of the liquid, put the vegetables back in the pot.
Cook it for 2 or 3 minutes and turn off the gas and leave it for 5 – 10 minutes.
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Done!
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Mix it gently and serve.
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Warabi Takikomi Gohan is healthy and tasty
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Japanese people love Takikomi Gohan.
Takikomi Gohan usually has a lot of ingredients and it’s so healthy.
Of course, you can put other ingredients, too.
For example, chicken, bamboo shoots, chestnuts, Gobo…
Please enjoy Takikomi Gohan with a lot of different ingredients.
My husband served his Takikomi Gohan this way!
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He did this smiling face!
![Azuki](https://vidaennippon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Azuki-FINAL-DESIGN-SQUARE-01-150x150.png)
どうだ?!
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This is my husband when he was creating the face!
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It looks so cute!
Warabi Takikomi Gohan was the first time for my husband, but he was enjoying it.
It made me so happy!
I hope you like this Takikomi Gohan, too!!