Inspired by: Onigiri
- All year
Rice Balls with Sesame & Nori (Onigiri)
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- 2 balls
- Time
- 40 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Vata–Pitta
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, white basmati (raw) | 1¼ cups short-grain, freshly cooked | 250 g | 1250 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp (on hands) | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Sesame seeds (til) | 1 tbsp | 15 g | 75 g | |
| Nori / laver (dried) | 4 strips | 6 g | 30 g | |
| Pumpkin (kaddu) | steamed, mashed (filling) | 80 g | 400 g | |
| Miso (white or barley) | 1½ tsp (filling) | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Edamame (shelled) | chopped | 30 g | 150 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Cook rice; let it cool until warm enough to handle.
Step 2: Mix pumpkin with miso, or edamame with sesame, for fillings.
Step 3: Wet and salt hands; shape triangles around a teaspoon of filling.
Step 4: Wrap with nori strips just before eating.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Moderate salt · 1 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g) · Salt guide
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromTuna-mayo and salmon→Topumpkin–miso or edamame–sesame
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