Azuki Shiratama

Ingredients

 * 1 2/3 cup shiratama-ko (glutinous rice flour) 
 * 1/2 - 2/3 cup water
 * 1 1/2 cup anko

Directions

 * Put shiratama-ko in a bowl.
 * Add water slowly until the dough becomes as soft as earlobes.
 * Knead the dough. Make small oval-shaped dumplings.
 * Boil water in a large pan and add the dumplings.
 * Boil the dumplings until the float.
 * Remove the dumplings and cool in cold water.
 * Drain the water and serve dumplings in individual plates and put anko (sweet azuki beans) on the top.