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Sweet and savoury steamed rice cake



I've been hunting for a recipe of Steamed rice cake, which is eaten with palm sugar/gula melaka and garlic oil. Think it may be a Hakka kuih but I'm not quite sure.  Stumbled upon Christine's post of Steamed rice cup cakes with red beans and it came quite close to what I had in mind.  I modified the recipe a little and must admit that I'm pleased with the result.  This rice cake wasn't as chewy and 'crunchy' as those bought from the vendor as I didn't add any 'lye' water into the batter.  I had a bad experience of biting into a bitter rice cake once and had to throw it away immediately.  I reckon that the 'lye water' was not well mixed  into the batter or it was an accidental overdose, anyhow the taste was awful.













I'm quite happy to have omitted the lye water in this steamed rice cake.  It may not be that chewy, but nevertheless it's acceptable.

Recipe for Sweet and savoury steamed rice cake (Original recipe is 'here')

Ingredients
  • 85 gm rice flour  
  • 55 gm wheat starch (tang mein fun)
  • 1/4 tsp  salt
  • 2 cups water
  • 150 gm gula melaka + 3 Tbsp water
  • Garlic oil  
  • Screwpine/pandan leaves       

Method
  1. Mix rice flour and wheat starch with 1/2 cup water, stir well.
  2. Bring to the boil, 1.1/2 cups of water, add in the salt.  Quickly pour this boiling water into the flour mixture.  Continue stirring to mix till well combined.
  3. Grease the small bowls with some oil.
  4. Scoop the batter into the bowls, steam over high heat for 30 mins.  Insert a skewer into the centre to check for doneness.
  5. Melt the palm sugar with water and some pandan leaves.  Saute some chopped garlic with oil, set aside.
  6. Once cooled, unmould the rice cakes and serve with the palm sugar and garlic oil.
  7. Makes 5 small bowls of steamed rice cakes.



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  1. AnonymousMay 14, 2012 at 6:55 PM

    Hi, thanks for sharing... we can have the saltish version with "choy poh" too.

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 14, 2012 at 10:41 PM

      Yes, but the texture of the one with radish is slightly different.

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  2. lenaMay 14, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    hi cheah, i cant remember when was the last time i had this. This is quite rare to find these kueh nowadays. Quite a unique kuih actually especially the combination of that garlic and gula melaka sauce! great post..havent seen this for a very long time!

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 14, 2012 at 10:44 PM

      I can get it once in a while from my usual kuih stall. Do agree with you that this is getting rare these days. Time to DIY!

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  3. ann lowMay 14, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    I've never tried this rice cake with gula melaka. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe Cheah.

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 15, 2012 at 10:56 AM

      Glad to know that you're visiting again. Will look forward to reading your interesting posts and admire the lovely pics. Miss them!

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  4. QembarDelitesMay 15, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    I don't think I can still find this in the market, only those which has the preserved radish and minced pork or dried shrimps?

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 15, 2012 at 10:57 AM

      Oh, so you've eaten this before? Looks alien to some readers! Can't understand why they're becoming extinct.

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  5. Angie's RecipesMay 15, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Love rice cake...now I am going to lick clean the sauce! Yummy!

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 15, 2012 at 5:03 PM

      Actually what I like in this rice cake is the sauce.

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  6. Yummy BakesMay 15, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    I thought its savory one - I have never tried with gula melaka.

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  7. Yummy BakesMay 15, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    My place still got one stall selling but its savory ones. You come and I bring you go and try.

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 15, 2012 at 5:04 PM

      I know the savoury type is like 'chwee kueh' but this is different. Seems like going to be extinct! The sauce is yum!

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  8. My Little SpaceMay 15, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    Ahhhh...finally ! Actually, my sis in law bought this from Seremban during last weekend gathering. It looks very much the same like yours. Very shinny & solid unlike the common rice cake which is rough & a bit sticky. Yours look very very smooth too. Must give this a try lol ! Oh man, craving for one of this now. Slurppppp.....
    Kristy

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 15, 2012 at 5:05 PM

      The sauce makes the cake yummy. Oh, they have it in Seremban. Did you ask your sis-in-law what's it called?

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  9. Mary BergfeldMay 15, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    This sounds delicious and it certainly is pleasing to the eyes. I really like this recipe. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Marys

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  10. Quay Po CooksMay 16, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Cheah, this is new to me. I have not tried rice cake with gula melaka. I have some gula apong given to me by blogger friend in Sibu. I would like to try this with gula apong also.

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 16, 2012 at 12:41 PM

      Maybe your mum will know. Understand that this is Hakka kuih. Looks like going to be extinct!

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  11. JanineMay 17, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    my mom's hakka and i usually eat lots of hakka food but i haven't heard of this kuih that you describe before but it does sound very intriguing! if you ever find it let me know and i'll try! in any case your kuih here looks equally good, even better than those sold in stores since this is so smooth and nicely made!

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    1. Sokehah cheahMay 17, 2012 at 10:25 PM

      Thanks, Janine. I suppose there are Hakkas from different clans, not quite sure. Some fellow bloggers opine that they don't seem to see this kuih any more but once in a while I do see this in the wet market.

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  12. ElinMay 18, 2012 at 10:29 AM

    Looks delicious and I have eaten once from a kuih stall. Must try your version without the lye water. Thanks for the recipe :)

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  13. Shu HanMay 18, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    from far I thought this was chwee kueh! I've never seen this kueh before, thanks for sharing this with us, I learn somthing new everyday!

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  14. ServilleDecember 26, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    What happens with the 2 cups of sugar ?

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    1. Sokehah cheahDecember 28, 2013 at 8:29 AM

      Oops.... sorry, typing error, it should be 2 cups of water. Have edited the recipe, thanks for the alert.

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