Recipe: Tasty Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling)

Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling). Great recipe for Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling). This is a traditional mochi dumplings that are eaten during the Moon Viewing Festival. They are piled in a pyramid shape rather than the usual skewered style.

Remove dango from heat, and set aside to cool. Download Tsukimi Dango, traditional japanese rice dumpling for moon viewing event Photos by motghnit. Subscribe to Envato Elements for unlimited Photos downloads for a single monthly fee. You can have Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling) using 4 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling)

1. Prepare 60 g of Joshinko (Rice Powder).
2. Prepare 60 g of Shitamako (Glutinous Rice Powder).
3. Prepare 20 g of Sugar.
4. You need 80 ml of hot (but not boiling) water.

Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), literally meaning, "moon-viewing", also known as Jugoya (十五夜), are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tsukimi (月見) or Otsukimi (お月見), literally moon-viewing, also known as Jugoya (十五夜), refers to Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a version of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Tsukimi customs involve eating a type of rice dumpling called Tsukimi dango, a sweet similar to mochi. The dumplings are round and white and are said to celebrate the beauty of the moon.

Tukimi Dango (Moon Viewing Dumpling) step by step

1. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl and pour in the water little by little while mixing with chopsticks or a fork. Do not pour in all at once as you may need to make sure of the consistency..
2. Once the water is mixed in, knead with your hands to get a "earlobe softness".
3. Roll into a rope one inch in width..
4. Divide the rope into 16.
5. Roll each portion into a ball.
6. Boil a pot of water and drop the balls in. Boil for 4 minutes.
7. Remove the balls from the pan and place it in a bowl of ice water to cool.
8. Once cooled take them out to dry.
9. Display the dumplings in a pyramid shape. There are 2 theories on how many dumplings to display. It is either 15, 13, or 12 or 13 (on a leap year).　If you are displaying 15, the 1st layer - 9 balls, 2nd layer - 4 balls and 3rd layer 2 balls..

Eating them on the night of the full moon is thought to bring good health and happiness in the coming year. It is said that the Tsukimi moon-viewing custom was first introduced to Japan by China, during the Heian period. Jugoya on the solar calendar changes every year but usually falls in September or October. The moon on Jugoya isn't always full, but it is. In mid-autumn, under the full moon, the Japanese come together to celebrate Tsukimi - Japanese Harvest Moon Festival.