Nanakusa-gayu

Nanakusagayu means seven herb rice gruel. Nana means seven. This gruel is eaten on January 7 to avoid all illness throghout the year. Seven herbs are seri, nazuna, gogyo, hotokenoza, kabu, hakobe, suzuna (radish). I made also special thickened sauce based with dashi and scallope. It made finally by mixing kuzu flour or katakuriko(Japanese potate starch)