Brown Rice and Red Bean Onigiri

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Onigiri: Fun and creative recipes for Japanese rice balls

By Sanae Inada

Published 2018

  • About

Brown rice is unpolished rice and is an excellent source of iron, magnesium, vitamins, protein and fibre. Since the bran is still attached to the grains, it needs to be soaked in water for several hours to soften. I love the earthy flavour of brown rice but some people simply do not enjoy the taste of it. To make it more appealing to those who don’t like brown rice, I cook it with red beans. Red beans are also a good source of nutrients. Studies have shown that eating red beans may help low