STEAM YAM CAKE

INGREDIENT:

1 big yam (peeled and cut into cubes)                         1/2 bowl - dried shrimp (coarsely chopped)    

8 nos - shallots } finely                                                1 soup spoon of salt & oyster sauce
2 pods- garlic   } chopped                                         
                                                                                      500g - rice flour
5 spice powder and pepper to taste                                                        
                                                                                      Spring onion and red chili for garnishing
                                                                              
METHOD:

1) Mix 8 bowl of water with salt and rice flour.

2) Fry shrimp until fragrance, add shallot and garlic and continue frying until golden brown.

3) Add yam, oyster sauce, pepper and 5-spice powder.

4) Add No. 1 into kuali and stir at low fire until starchy.

5) Put mixture into tray and steam for 45mins to 1 hours at high heat.

6) Top with garnishing.



                       

STEAM PUMPKIN CAKE

Ingredients:

220g  - peeled pumpkin                                              90g  - castor sugar                                                          
4nos  - eggs                                                                 1tsp - baking powder


160g  - plain flour                                                        15g - corn oil


1/4tsp yellow food coloring(optional)                          Garnishing - roasted pumpkin seed

Method

1) Steam peeled pumpkin at high heat in steamer until cooked through and tender.
     Dish out, mash immediately when still hot into fine paste. Set aside.

2) Mix plain flour and baking powder, sift and leave aside.


3) Whisk eggs and sugar until light and creamy with mixer. Add pumpkin paste, corn oil and mix well.

4) Gradually add shifted plain flour and stir until it becomes a smooth batter, then spoon batter into a 
     9 inches round steaming tin. Level the surface and sprinkle with some pumpkin seeds on top.

5) Steam in the pre-heated steamer at high heat for 30minutes till done.