I cooked flavored rice using the lucky beans which was leftover from the bean scattering on Setsubun (2/3).You can use frozen Edamame beans, green peas, or any kind of cooked beans instead of Fukumame!What is Setsubun?http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2011/02/eho-maki.htmlEho-Maki videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4i2C4PXyM---------------------------------Lucky Bean Rice (Fukumame Gohan)Difficulty: EasyTime: 1hrNumber of servings: 4Ingredients:2 cups uncooked Japanese rice (you can mix white and brown rice)A* 30g (1.0oz.) Fukumame lucky beans (roasted soy beans)* 25g (0.9oz.) Shio-Kombu (salted kelp)* 40g (1.4oz.) short and thinly sliced carrotDirections:1. Wash rice if needed. If you are using pre-washed rice (musenmai) you don't have to wash it.2. Place the rice in a pot and add water to the appropriate level indicated in the pot.3. Add A and mix well. Place the pot into the rice cooker. Cover it, and press the button to start.4. When it's done, do not open and let it steam for about 15 minutes. Using a rice paddle, toss the rice lightly.5. Serve in a rice bowl.↓レシピ(日本語)http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2009/02/blog-post_05.htmlhttp://cookpad.com/recipe/727999http://recipe.rakuten.co.jp/recipe/1070000585/---------------------------------Fujikko Low-Sodium Shio Kombu Salted Kelp (減塩ふじっ子)http://www.fujicco.co.jp/products/detail.php?id=38Panasonic Steam IH Rice Cooker "dai karyoku odori-daki" SR-SX102(パナソニック スチームIHジャー炊飯器「大火力おどり炊き」SR-SX102)http://ctlg.panasonic.jp/product/info.do?pg=04&hb=SR-SX102The rice cooker coats the rice with high-temperature 200C (392F) steam and keeps the rice from drying out when it's cold, so the rice tastes still good even if it's cold.Music byKevin MacLeodMerry Go Slowerhttp://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/mp3-royaltyfree/Merry%20Go%20Slower.mp3http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/licenses/http://www.youtube.com//kmmusic♥My COOKBOOK available on Amazon Kindle♥http://amzn.to/2EwR3ahNO MORE hard copies... those who got one are lucky!♥FOLLOW ME HERE♥https://www.facebook.com/ochikeronhttps://plus.google.com/+ochikeronhttp://twitter.com/ochikeronhttp://instagram.com/ochikeron/♥More Written Recipes are on my BLOG♥http://createeathappy.blogspot.com/♥My Recipe Posts in Japanese♥http://cooklabo.blogspot.jp/http://cookpad.com/amihttp://twitter.com/alohaforever♥and of course PLEASE SUBSCRIBE♥http://www.youtube.com/user/ochikeron?sub_confirmation=1