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Steamed rice cakes with red bean



I adapted a recipe from Christine's Recipes to make these cute little steamed 'woon chai ko' with red bean.  However, I tweaked the recipe a bit by using palm sugar instead of brown sugar.










Spruce this up a bit with more syrupy kidney beans.  The touch up enhanced the look as well as the taste  .... 




Recipe for  Steamed rice cakes with red bean (adapted from Christine's Recipes)

Ingredients
    • 85 gm rice flour
    • 55 gm wheat starch flour
    • 110 gm palm sugar/gula melaka instead of brown sugar
    • 2  cups water
    • Canned kidney beans
    Method
    1. Add rice flour, wheat flour and 1/2 cup water, mix well.
    2. Bring to the boil, 1.1/2 cups water and palm sugar, stir till sugar has dissolved.  Quickly pour this into the flour mixture.  Stir while pouring to combine thoroughly.
    3. Scoop onto greased bowls, steam over high heat for about 13 to 15 mins.  Halfway through steaming, add some red beans on the surface and continue to steam till cooked through.
    4. Unmould the cakes when they're completely cooled.
    5. Serve with more syrupy red beans.
    6. Yield :  10  rice cakes.



    I'm submitting this post to  Muhibbah Malaysian Monday hosted by  3 Hungry Tummies.

     

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  1. Mich - Piece of CakeAugust 3, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    I like your steamer, makes it so easy to steam cakes. Where did you get that from? The rice cakes look very delicious with the lovely palm sugar.

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    1. Sokehah cheahAugust 3, 2012 at 12:53 PM

      It's my Amway cooking pot, comes with this steamer plate and steel cups.

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  2. JeannieAugust 3, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    Ya ya I too was admiring your steamer, so convenient. I like the color of your cake too and the beans so plum and juicy. From Amway must be expensive lol! I bought my wok from Amway too....very lasting.

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    1. Sokehah cheahAugust 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

      I bought the Amway set long, long ago. Yes, very lasting!

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  3. The Experimental CookAugust 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    the palm sugar is a great idea! That's a cute steamer. You have given me an idea - I'm going to use my madeline mold and steam some of these, :)

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    1. Sokehah cheahAugust 4, 2012 at 4:52 PM

      Yea, maybe will look nice in madeleine moulds too.

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  4. My Little SpaceAugust 3, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    I enjoy this kuih very much. Yours look really tempting. Btw, the white rice kuih you made, I found the name. They called it 'ham mai gou'. They used alkaline in the recipe.
    Kristy

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    1. Sokehah cheahAugust 4, 2012 at 5:05 PM

      Yes, the 'ham gou' has lye water but I omitted it.

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  5. AmeliaAugust 3, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    Hi Cheah, wow.. your steamed cake look so delicious but I'm eying on your steamer. LOL

    Nice picture too. Have a nice weekend.

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    1. Sokehah cheahAugust 4, 2012 at 5:08 PM

      Thank you Amelia. I've had this steamer plate and cup set for years and now only I remember to put it in good use.

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  6. ReanaclaireAugust 4, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    Is this called Putt Tau Koe as in HK? Looks good, Cheah.. you can finish them all? :))

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  7. Jayanthy KumaranAugust 5, 2012 at 3:24 AM

    I really have to try this...looks amazingly tasty
    Tasty Appetite

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  8. Angie's RecipesAugust 5, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    They look simply delish!

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  9. Christine HoAugust 7, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Glad that your family liked this snack.
    They look amazingly wonderful.

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  10. lenaAugust 9, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    what a nice idea to add some kidney beans, sounds so nice to eat! so the steamer are from amway? like you said, must be very long time ago cos i never seen them before.

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