Steamed Savoury Pumpkin Cake (蒸南瓜糕）

 

 

 use this 7-inch baking tin for my mini pumpkin cake. A great size for small family.

 

Steamed savoury pumpkin cake

(recipe source: adapted from Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover with minor charges in purple colour)

Ingredients
130g pumpkin } small cubed

50g chicken breast }

125g rice flour

10g tapioca flour

240ml water

35g dried shrimps (soaked and chopped coarsely)
7 shallots, slices

Seasonings
1/2tsp salt or to taste
1/2tsp sugar
1/4tsp chicken stock powder
1/4tsp white pepper powder

Garnishing
Chopped spring onion
Chopped fresh red chilli

Method:
1. Mix all seasonings with rice flour, tapioca flour and water by hand whisk till a watery batter.
2. Heat oil in a wok, sauté shallots till golden brown, add in dried shrimps and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Dish out half of the mixture and keep aside for later garnishing. Add in pumpkin and stir fry for 1min. Pour in the watery batter,chicken breast and cook mixture for 1-2mins over low heat, stirring all the time, until the mixture turns to a thick paste.
4. Pour the paste into a greased cake tin. Smoothen the surface with a spatula. Place it in the steamer and steam over high heat for 45 minutes.
5. Remove the cake and allow it to cool thoroughly before cutting into slices.
6. Garnish with shrimp/shallot mixture, chopped spring onion and red chilli on top.
7. Serve with sweet chilli sambal (chilli sauce).

 

 

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