Tikoy (Homemade) a.k.a. Chinese Rice Cake or Nian Gao
Equipment
- Hand Mixer or Electric Mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour
- 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp water
- 1 cup sugar white or brown
- 1/8 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
- Combine all the three ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and make sure that there are no bubbles or formed balls within the mixture.
- Grease the pan with a little of your cooking oil before putting the mixture to avoid the mixture from sticking even if it's cooked already.
- Transfer the mixture into a round pan
- Cover the pan with a cheesecloth or an aluminum foil to avoid getting moistures from the heat of the steam.
- Put the pan in a steamer for about 40-45minutes.
- After removing from the steamer, let it cool down by removing the foil cover or cheesecloth and serve after 8 hours or more.
- Grease your knife with a little oil and slice according to your preferred cuts.
- Coat with either flour, egg or cornstarch before frying.