Nian Gao - Chinese Sticky Rice Cake
Nian Gao or Chinese New Year cake or Chinese sticky rice cake is a dessert prepared from glutinous rice. It is a very popular dessert during Chinese New Year. It is in beautiful golden brown color. It is very sweet, chewy and soft. It will be harden up after keeping for a few days. It can serve directly or pan-fry with egg batter, sweet potato and yam. There are a lot of creative and delicious ways to serve it.
Chinese Sticky Rice Cake - Nian Gao
Ingredients:
- 400 grams glutinous rice flour
- 200 grams brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 cups water
Steps:
- Bring water to a boil. Add brown sugar, stir until sugar completely dissolved. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, pour in glutinous rice flour, slowly add in cooled brown sugar syrup and milk. Mix and stir until the batter smooth.
- Grease a cake pan.
- Fill cake pan with batter.
- Steam for 1 hour or until the batter is firm to touch.
- Check steamer occasionally, if the water level is low, top up with hot water.
- Leave it for at least one day, it is easier for cutting.
