Zenzai (Sweet Bean Soup and Dumplings)

• 1 cup azuki (red beans)
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tsp. salt

Dumplings:

• ½ pkg. mochi flour
• ½ cup water

Soak azuki overnight. Cook until beans are soft. Add sugar and salt.

Make stiff dough of water and mochi flour; add more or less water if necessary. Make into small balls. Pinch each ball to make slight dent on each side.

Bring azuki to boil and drop dumplings one at a time. When the dumplings rise to the top, it is ready to serve.