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Reserve this dessert for a day when you're not serving a brown rice dish. It's savory so you an even serve it for tea. buy azuki beans in Japanese supermarkets.

• 1 Cup glutinous brown rice 
• 3 Cups water
• 1/4 Cup azuki beans (red beans)
• Toasted sunflower seeds Raisins Dried apricots 

1. Rinse the glutinous brown rice and bring to boil with azuki beans. Cook like you would ordinary brown rice. Cool.
2. Rinse a cup mould in water. Don't Dry. Drop toasted sunflower seeds, raisins and dried apricots into the cup.
3. Spoon rice into cup and press it slightly with your thumb. Turn it over on a serving dish. Serve with pumpkin apple cream.

Pumpkin Apple Cream

• 1 small pumpkin, seeded and cubed
• 4 apples, peeled and diced Pinch of salt

1. Place pumpkin and apples in a pot with a pinch of salt and enough water to cover the bottom of pot. Bring to the boil.
2. Lower flame, cover and simmer until pumpkin is soft.
3. Puree in a blender until creamy. Spoon into a pot and simmer on a low flame, stirring occasionally, for 30-45 minutes or until thick. Refrigerate and serve cold