"Odango" is the hairstyle in which a woman has her hair wrapped up into two small buns (IE: Sailor Moon). "Dango", named after the style, is a kind of Japanese Dumpling. Below is the most common recipe for Kushidango.
Original Recipe and information can be found at: http://japanesefood.about.com/od/japanesedessertsweet/r/kushidango.htm
INGREDIENTS: * 1 1/3 cup joshinko (rice flour) * 3/4 cup warm water
For Sauce: * 2/3 cup water * 1/2 cup sugar * 2 1/2 tbsps soy sauce
PREPARATION: Put rice flour in a bowl and add warm water. Knead the dough well. Make small round dumplings. Place the dumplings in a steamer and steam them on high heat for 10 min. Cool the dumplings and skewer them in bamboo sticks. (3-4 dumplings each stick.)
Mix water, sugar, and soysauce in a pan and put it on medium heat. Mix the water and katakuriko starch in a cup and set aside. When the sauce boils, add the starch mixture and mix quickly.
Slightly grill the skewered dumplings and brush the sauce over them.
*Makes 4 servings.
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...Well I'm glad YOU liked them. I found them to be a bit dough-y. We weren't able to grill them, though, and I think between that and a lil less sauce they would have been awesome. ^_^
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