Y O K A N (ref. January 20th 2009)

Yokan is a low calorie sweets that is good for your health.  It is made of red bean, which is known to lower cholesterol and contains high level of protein.   It is very easy to make.   Those who have made jelly (hard type) before, can easily make yokan.

Ingredients:

Canned "cooked" red beans 1

Jelly powder (do not use instant powder that does not require boiling)

Water 400 cc

Warnings: 

*Make sure that the amount of jelly powder and water match.  You can adjust your own recipe depending on the type of jelly powder you use.

*You may need to put the red beans in the blender first, if you like the yokan to come with soft texture  (see photo)

How to make:

1. Prepare ingredients to make jelly as usual - but this time make sure that you do not put too much water.   Adjust the first step according to the type of jelly mixture you use.

2. After bringing the mixture to boil, turn off the fire, then pour the whole red beans into the jelly mixture.

3. Stir well and taste it (you can add sugar according to taste).   If the red beans is already sweet, you probably do not want to add sugar.

Note that the jelly you made may not have the same color as the one in the photo.   The more red beans you put, the darker color the yokan will be.