When holidays come around, do you ever head out with family or loved ones to parks or playgrounds for some fun?
And when you go out to have fun, Burmese people always love to carry along little lunch boxes and enjoy eating together as a group — it's quite a tradition, isn't it?
But if you suddenly decide to go out for fun without any proper planning, there won't be time to prepare a proper lunch box, right?
For times like this when you're short on time, I'd like to introduce you to these easy-to-pack tuna-filled triangle rice balls (onigiri).
Ingredients
- Shan rice (sticky rice) – 1.5 cups
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Sesame oil – 3 teaspoons
Ingredients for the tuna filling
- Shallot – 1/8
- Chili powder – 1 teaspoon
- Apple cider vinegar – 1 tablespoon
- Mayonnaise – 2 tablespoons
Method
1. Wash the rice as usual, cook it, and once it's done, mix in the sesame oil and sprinkle in a little salt.
2. Set the kneaded rice aside for a moment and finely chop the shallot.
3. As a third step, drain the liquid from the tuna and place it into a bowl.
4. Into the bowl of tuna, add the mayonnaise, chili powder, and apple cider vinegar, then mix thoroughly until well combined.
5. Prepare the triangle mold and gloves needed for making the triangle rice balls.
6. Once ready, put rice into the bottom of the triangle mold, and make a slight indentation in the middle. In that indented area, add about 1 tablespoon of the tuna filling, then add more rice on top. Cover with the lid and press down to form the triangle shape.
7. If you keep making them this way until the rice runs out, you should end up with at least 5 or 6 pieces.
8. You can leave them as they are, but if you love seaweed, feel free to wrap the rice balls with seaweed sheets as you like.
Credit: www.kitchenbowl.com
