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Steamed Plain Rice Cake for Char Koay Kak
Make Steamed Plain Rice Cake with the perfect texture using only 3 ingredients. It is an essential ingredient in Char Koay Kak (Fried Rice Cake), a popular Penang street food.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 5 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1½ cups rice flour ((195g))
- ⅓ cup corn starch ((43g))
- 4 cups water ((960ml))
Instructions
- 1
Combine rice flour, corn flour, and water in a medium non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Stir as it comes to a gentle boil. The mixture will begin to thicken to a paste like consistency. This will take about 5 minutes. Turn off stove.
- 2
Prepare a steamer. Transfer rice and corn flour paste to a greased bowl or tray. Place the bowl or tray in the steamer and allow it to steam for 1 hour. Top up water in steamer if necessary.
- 3
Remove and allow rice cake to cool completely. Refrigerate overnight.
- 4
Cut rice cake into ¾ inch cubes.