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Monday, 9 February 2015

What's In The Pot - For Chinese New Year

Last Friday Mamarazzi asked you to guess what's in the pot right?  So far, only Nancy and Wenn got it correctly...as of when Mamarazzi drafting this la...(Saturday 9.50am)


Still no idea? What if I show you this? Banana Leaves and Tiffin...

Or this....

Or this...


Yup! It's Nian Gao/Kuih Bakul/Ti Kwe/Chinese New Year Sticky Rice Cake. Ehem....any more glamour name for this?



Not bad la since being first timer making these.  Looks OK from the top.



But leaked from the sides. Mamarazzi knows her mistakes liao. She lined the tiffin with only one layer of banana leaves.

Feedback from friends, have to put at least 3-4 layers of banana leaves so that there won't be leakage.

She made these nian gao after spotting Sonia's perfect Nian Gao. Seems easy to make wor. But now she knows it's the layering of the "basket"  so that it doesn't leak takes a lot of "kungfu"

No worries....Mamarazzi said she will try making it again....Hopefully this  round will have good result. Too bad she doesn't have empty condense milk containers or those can fruit containers as those would makes great mould for the Nian Gao instead of Tiffin.

For complete recipe, please head over to Sonia post     :-

Nian Gao 传统年糕 (Chinese steamed New Year sticky cake)

Though Mamarazzi's Nian Gao shape "kantoi" but the taste is there thanks to Sonia's recipe. By the way, she lazy to wait 5 hours used pressure cooker to cook the Nian Gao coz she always big head prawns have difficulties in monitoring the water level in the wok if she was to steam it in a wok. Have to keep topping up the water pulak.



UPDATE : 9/2/2015

 Okay okay here is the update. Made two more batches on Sunday. Yay! No leak!!

And also tried using pressure cooker steaming 2hours and 5 hours. Hey! Really have difference leh. Those steamed 5 hours are more fragrant than those 2 hours.


 
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55 comments:

  1. Blackswan9 February 2015 at 00:18

    Guess practice makes perfect, dear! I'm not a fan of nian gao as I often find it too sweet. Great job on first trial!

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  2. Coffee Girl9 February 2015 at 00:38

    Hey nice! I can never finish one slice if I ever start on one, unless it goes with coffee. Lol. Happy CNY Small Kucing!

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 13:55

      Hmmm...maybe some one can invent something with coffee and nian gao....

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  3. Ginny Hartzler9 February 2015 at 00:52

    A very fancy dish, looks hard! No matter how it looks, I think it will taste so good!

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 13:55

      yea...nice but cant take too much coz it is loaded with sugar

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  4. Linda9 February 2015 at 05:13

    Very nice! :)

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  5. Princess Ribbon9 February 2015 at 06:04

    Oooo nian gao! Really didnt guess it wor.. Thought cooking what, hehe.. Soon, I guess mamarazzi would be bz frying ngaku jor.. Or already started?

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 13:57

      Ngaku? already started and closed shop jor...LOL...first round was b4 New Year...second batch was last week. Ngaku done liao

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  6. Anonymous9 February 2015 at 08:04

    Wahhhhhhh!!!! I'm impressed! Don't like those sold outside - like rubber!!! Dijamin sampai hari esok? Wink! Wink! :D :D :D

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  7. Rose world9 February 2015 at 08:25

    Wow! Mamarazzi made own nian gao. Very nice.

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  8. [SK]9 February 2015 at 08:43

    hehe.. when saw the first photo, like cooking soup.. saw the second photo, like wanna go tabao banana leaf rice.. only when saw the third photo, then agak-agak know Mamarazzi wanna make her own Nian Gao.. hmm, got nama glamer for Nian Gao ke?? who wants to enlighten us here?? :)

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 13:59

      hahahah....thambee missing banana leaf rice ah? mana tau ...maybe will have nama glamer kot.

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  9. [SK]9 February 2015 at 08:46

    Uncle SK has heard a lot about how tough it is to make nian gao at home, and especially if you are expecting a perfect one.. lots of troublesome steps and also pantang larang in the kitchen.. that's why, go buy outside better lah.. but if can make it yourself at home, of course better lah.. can be cheaper and also can control the sweetness and taste according to your own liking, agree?? :)

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:01

      yes...Mamarazzi heard that too. Then thought must be very hard la.

      then she saw Sonia's blog. Uiks so easy. Just flour water and sugar then steam.

      Think the troublesome is to layer the banana leaf. It needs kungfu.

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    2. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:02

      Sweetness cannot control much coz this nian Gao seems to need a ot of sugar baru will jadi

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  10. [SK]9 February 2015 at 08:48

    fuyoh, Mamarazzi now does everything on her own at home lah.. first comes the nga goo, then now comes the nian gao pulak.. so what's next?? kuih kapit?? hehe.. looking at Mamarazzi's nian gao, looks sedap also woh (of course ignore the shape)..

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:03

      kuih kapit ah...not enough hands. Hv to have at least 2 people. One to jaga the api and one to lipat the kuih kapit coz once cool liao cannot lipat

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  11. [SK]9 February 2015 at 08:49

    so where is the second batch Mamarazzi tried making again?? with the experience and advice, sure successful in both the taste and shape right??

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:04

      Second batch leaked a bit coz that time Mamarazzi still didnt know about have to have at least 4 layer.

      3rd batch ok but shape not that nice. 4th batch finally ok liao

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  12. [SK]9 February 2015 at 08:49

    so where is the second batch Mamarazzi tried making again?? with the experience and advice, sure successful in both the taste and shape right??

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  13. Somewhere in Singapore9 February 2015 at 08:49

    Wow, your mama very clever, homemade nian gao...

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  14. Somewhere in Singapore9 February 2015 at 08:50

    Your mama Dijamin sampai hari esok to Sibu, can dijamin sampai hari esok to Singapore also? hint hint...

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:06

      sorry la...poslaju jamin sampai in Msia only ...even that they have T * C say certain things wont sampai esok...you go see SK;s blog. LOL

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  15. Somewhere in Singapore9 February 2015 at 08:51

    Now nian gao sold outside getting more expensive...

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:07

      very expensive. The cost of the flour and sugar is less than RM5...they can sell one nian gao up to RM10. One packet of flour can make 3 medium nian gao leh

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  16. PH9 February 2015 at 08:52

    So clever leh! I love nian gao. Nice to eat with kelapa parut and fried with yam. Adoi!

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:07

      hahahaha...you sound liao Papa. If kelapa muda parut lagi best

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  17. RealGunners9 February 2015 at 09:33

    Take 1 slice of this and 1 slice of yam, dip in flour batter and deep fry, yumssss..

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:08

      Got Lazyman recipe or not? Mamarazzi alwasy wanted to fry but all tak jadi...not crunchy

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    2. RealGunners9 February 2015 at 15:14

      1. Buy the ingredients,
      2. Bring home (where mom is) the ingredients,
      3. Place the ingredients in obvious place in kitchen,
      4. Go for a nap,
      5. Wake up when the smell invades your room,
      6. Eat

      :D :D :D

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    3. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 15:23

      Wokay set! Gimme your mom's address please. Will ask Mamarazzi to buy the ingredients bring to your mom's place and wait to makan Muhahahahha

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  18. Yee Ling9 February 2015 at 10:41

    Very nice! I put in the fridge waiting to harden so I can fry it. Yea, the longer the time, it turns out to be more fragrant. Good job second batch no leak!

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 14:09

      hahaha....eh Saw in the pisang goreng stall they use the not harden nian gao kapit the yam to fry leh

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  19. Elaine9 February 2015 at 11:42

    Good morning,
    Wow Mamarazzi sure did a good job

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  20. Nancy Chan9 February 2015 at 14:05

    Small Kucing, I thought there are 2 Nancy, so I checked and there is only 1 Nancy. Have to say heheh I was too lazy to guess la..so the only correct guess is Wenn la. Wow! your Mamarazzi very "keng" la...first try can make good nian gao, and 2nd try all turned out perfect. Used to be my favourite but now, cannot liow, jaga diet. Once in a while I will eat fried nian gao fried with yam or sweet potato. I like nian gao when it is soft and sticky. Drooling lo.....

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    1. Small Kucing9 February 2015 at 15:13

      Uiks...that day saw you commented Nian Gao wor...aiyo,...mata juling again la. LOL old already got lou fah ngan liao since your comment and wenn is next to each other :P

      Mamarazzi not really crazy about nian gao but saja tak puas hati see why cannot make perfect ones. Pasar sell very ahal. Those condense milk container selling for RM7

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  21. Nava K9 February 2015 at 19:43

    Success - I see how well you made Kathy. Maybe I should try too.

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  22. Eat To Live9 February 2015 at 20:32

    Mmmmm Sticky cake sounds good. I bet it tasted wonderful, even though some of it leaked out.

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    1. Small Kucing24 March 2015 at 15:44

      Taste good enough but need to improve on the wrapping

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  23. Azura Chan9 February 2015 at 21:15

    wahhh so terer! 👏

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  24. Reanaclaire9 February 2015 at 21:17

    So Clever Kathy!!! Nowadays nien koe is so expensive! RM10 for a medium size one... you er.. really terror.. too bad I am staying so far..otherwise I go and kidnap some home! hehehe..

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    1. Small Kucing24 March 2015 at 15:48

      ya lor...that was why Mamarazzi gatal wanna make

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  25. mun9 February 2015 at 23:47

    Wah Wenn is so keng to guess correctly. Mamarazzi made so many nian gao so where do they all go? I only eat nian gao deep fried in between yam and sweet potatoes.

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  26. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm10 February 2015 at 00:48

    Very clever!

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