Steamed Yam Cake (Kuih Keladi) 蒸芋头糕
Steamed Yam Cake (Kuih Keladi) is a popular traditional Asian snack. A delicious steamed cake filled with the goodness of yam, dried shrimps and mushrooms!
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 500 g yam (peeled and cubed)
- 100 g dried shrimps (soaked and chopped)
- 100 g dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked and diced)
- 50 g preserved turnip (tai tau choy, soaked and chopped)
- 6 clove garlic (minced)
- 6 shallots (minced)
- 100 g meat (cubed)
- 1 tray (14 inch diameter round tray)
- 500 g rice flour (sifted)
- 50 g all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 50 g Tapioca flour (sifted)
- 50 g wheat starch (tang mein flour, sifted)
- 6 cup water (1500 ml)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp ground white pepper
- 1 tbsp chicken stock granules
- 1 tsp chinese five spice powder
- 2 tbsp Fried shallots (see Crispy Fried Shallots recipe)
- 2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)
- 1 tbsp red chilli (chopped)
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds (toasted for 5 minutes)
Instructions
- 1
Peel and cut yam into small cubes, about 1 cm cubes.
- 2
Soak dried shrimps till softened. Drain, then coarsely chop.
- 3
Soak dried mushrooms till softened. Drain, squeeze dry, then coarsely dice.
- 4
Next, soak preserved turnip to remove saltiness. Then dice into small pieces.
- 5
Then finely chop shallots and garlic.
- 6
Lastly, cut meat into small cubes. And we're ready to make the yam cake.
- 7
First, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium high heat. Then fry shallots and garlic until aromatic.
- 8
Add in dried shrimps and fry till fragrant. Next add shiitake mushrooms and preserved turnips. Stir-fry till well combined.
- 9
Add meat and fry till just cooked. Add in yam cubes and fry till about brown. Then, add seasonings and stir to combine.
- 10
In a bowl, mix rice flour, wheat starch, all-purpose flour, tapioca flour and water. Stir until a smooth and runny batter is formed.
- 11
Using a strainer, add the batter into the wok slowly. Stir continuously over low heat. As the batter starts to thicken, turn off the heat.
- 12
Pour in the batter in a greased steaming tray. Press down with a spatula to smoothen the top.
- 13
Bring water in steamer to a boil and put in steaming tray. Steam over high heat for 45 minutes, or until cooked. Cake is done when skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- 14
Remove from steamer and leave to cool.
- 15
Sprinkle yam cake with fried shallots, chopped spring onions, sliced chillies and toasted white sesame seeds before serving. And we're done!
- 16
Cut and serve with some chilli sauce on the side. As always, ENJOY!