TIKOY RECIPE

Tikoy or Nian gao is a type of rice cake made from glutinous rice flour and considered as centerpiece during chinese new year. This is also popularly known as Chinese New Year Pudding.

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups glutinous rice flour
1 1/2 warm water
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. roated sesame seeds
1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped

COOKING PROCEDURE:

-Combine and brown sugar and then mix well.
-Combine glutinous rice flour with the water and brown sugar mixture and then mix thoroughly.
-Add the pitted chopped dates then mixed after every ingredients is well mix.
-Grease a round cake pan and transfer the glutinous rice flour mixture then sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
-Steam for 45 minutes, Make sure to cover the top part with cheesecloth to avoid water drippings.
-Remove the tikoy from the cake pan and transfer to wax paper or cling wrap then refrigerate for atleast 5 hours.
-Take the tikoy out of the refrigerator. *Cook using desired method.
(tikoy can be re-steamed, microwave or fried after dipping in beaten egg mixture)