How to make Sushi the Easy Way?
Sushi is rice based Japanese dish. The rice is prepared especially with rice vinegar, with sugar or salt added to it. I always thought the exotic Sushi is too complicated to make. So when the chef at ITC Gardenia was giving a lesson on how to make Sushi the easy way I happily followed it up.
The sushi rice mix was done previously. It was rice vinegar soaked rice with salt. But how much of what exactly went to the mix is not known to me. I think it is the chef’s secret. I googled to find that rice vinegar, sugar and salt goes into the sushi rice mix.
The rice mix was shaped into balls of 20grams each. I tried my hand here, giving just enough pressure to hold the grains together yet not too tight.
Tip number 1. Each time a new ball is made we have to wet our palms in cold water so that they don’t stick to palm.
Next they were rolled in seaweed sheets. It is like making cigars you know, rolling tobaco leaf shred into a paper or leaf roll. Only this was a bigger, big enough for a normal mouthful. A little bit of top space was left empty to do fillings.
Fillings for Sushi
The chef used a mix of kiwi, avocado and spicy mayonnaise to fill. The final decoration was done with miniature cucumber slices to give it a battleship appearance and finally decorated with edible flowers and leaves.
Spicy Kiwi and avocado Gunkan. Gunkan is a traditional sushi shape which resembles a Japanese battleship.
I needed no prior experience to make this specialty dish, and that was amazing! But yes, it requires lot of patience, attention to details and undying love for Sushi.
Fun post, Indrani.I love sushi.. and it's cool to see the process. They turned out so well.
Looks good!
This sushi is one I might try!
Lovely! It would be a lot of fun to see how these are made. Delicious and a very pretty presentation.
Never had heard of Sushi so far! Thank you for this post that helped me to gain some knowledge about sushi 🙂
TC! Keep smiling 🙂
But, beautiful photos.
Nice one Indrani, but, it uses too much of sugar and salt, not for me.
Wow Sushi! I haven't tasted it yet. I have to, soon, very soon
I think I 'll prefer these vegetarian sushi to sushi with fish. They look wonderful!
Wil, ABCW Team.
Artistic and the pictures show it must be tasty too, i love veg sushi more so for my love for Wasabi. 🙂 Awesome.
loved the pics, I have never tried Sushi I think I have to give it a shot.
I have to admit, I have never tried sushi.. This looks delicious.. Thanks for sharing, have a happy week!
I have never been able to develop a fancy for Sushi… but the pictures look good 🙂
It looks beautiful and it must have been delicious!
Looks delicious ! I prefer to buy them ready, I am far too lazy for doing it myself !
Had tasted earlier with fish & shrimp fillings!
Now got to see the preparation!
Thanks Indrani 🙂
they can certainly make sushi look like works of art. How great to go to a class! My friend and I tried making it once – what a laugh! I know you need the special sushi rice – I think it is more sticky.
Have fun making sushi and thank you for stopping by my blog this week.
Delicious sushi. When is the invite? Happy sussing.
They look beautiful 🙂
Yummy ……
Beautifully prepared and photographed.
Looks delicious and fun to make as well!! You get more talented by the day, Indrani!! Have a great week!!
Looks fun to make! Works of art, too!