Recipes · Japanese · Side Dishes
Sekihan (Red Bean Rice)
One serving has 392 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (68%), copper (50%), folate (33%), zinc (27%), selenium (26%) and thiamin (24%). Ready in 75 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (108 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: sesame
Ingredients
- 85 g Rice, glutinous
- 20 g Adzuki beans, dried
- 2 g Sesame seeds
- 0.7 g Salt
Method
- Rinse the adzuki beans and simmer them in plenty of water for 30-35 minutes until just tender but not falling apart; drain, reserving the reddish cooking liquid, and let both cool.
- Rinse the glutinous rice and soak it in the reserved bean liquid (topped up with water if needed to cover) for at least 3 hours or overnight; this tints the rice a pale pink.
- Drain the rice, reserving the soaking liquid, and mix the rice with the cooked beans.
- Steam the rice and bean mixture over simmering water for 30-40 minutes, sprinkling with a little of the reserved liquid partway through, until the rice is tender and slightly chewy.
- Sprinkle with the salt and sesame seeds and mix gently before serving, traditionally for celebrations.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 392 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 82.5 g | |
| Water | 11.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.2 g | 17% |
| Protein | 10.1 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.36 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.42 g | |
| Leucine | 0.84 g | |
| Lysine | 0.52 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.54 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.33 g | |
| Valine | 0.58 g | |
| Histidine | 0.25 g | |
| Fat | 1.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.56 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.63 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.61 g | |
| Saturated | 0.27 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 42.2 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.45 mg | 50% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 52 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 68% |
| Phosphorus | 149 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 326 mg | 7% |
| Selenium | 14.1 µg | 26% |
| Sodium | 278 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.2 mg | 27% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.1 mg | 9% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.4 mg | 17% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.18 mg | 14% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 132 µg | 33% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.51 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0.2 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.01 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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