Ozoni is a popular soup for Japanese New Year’s celebration. Each region has a different recipe, but Kansai style ozoni is one of the most popular ones! Learn how to make Kansai style ozoni with our recipe.

Ozoni Kansai style

Course Soup
Cuisine Japanese

Ingredients

  • 2 Taro
  • ½ tsp Dashi Powder, for taro
  • 2 cup Water, for taro
  • 1 inch Daikon Radish
  • 1 inch Carrot
  • ½ tsp Dashi Powder, for daikon and carrot
  • 2 cup Water, for daikon and carrot
  • 2 Round Mochi

Soup

  • 2 cup Water
  • ½ tsp Dashi Powder
  • 2 Tbsp White Miso/ Saikyo White Miso
  • 2 Yuzu Skin (optional)

Instructions

Preparation

  1. Peel the taro potatoes and cut in half if they’re too big. Rub in a little bit of salt to remove the slimy-texture.
  2. Add ½ tsp of dashi powder in 2 cups of water, and boil the taro until soft. Drain.
  3. Slice the daikon radish and carrots into about 5 mm (0.2 inch) . Cut out into flower shape using vegetable cutter.

  4. Add ½ tsp of dashi powder in 2 cups of water, and boil the daikon radish until soft. Take them out.
  5. In the same pot, add carrots and boil until soft. Drain.
  6. In a separate pot, boil water and cook the round mochi until soft. Drain.

Make Soup

  1. Add 2 cups of water in a pot and let it boil.
  2. Reduce the heat to low and add dashi powder and white miso. Make sure not to bring it to boil.

Serve

  1. In a bowl, add one round mochi, one taro, one or two slices each of daikon radish and carrots, and slowly pour the soup over them. Top with yuzu skin.