Chinese Lunar New Year Cake (Nian Gao)

Chinese Lunar New Year Cake (Nian Gao)

asianinspirations.com.au

Nian Gao is a popular dessert eaten during Chinese New Year. This sweet and sticky cake symbolises progress, advancement and growth. The chewy…

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Cooking tools:

  • Steamer basket
  • Tin can
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Mixing bowl
  • Pot
  • Stove
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Kitchen shears
  • Kitchen towel
  • Aluminum foil
  • Rubber band
  • Spoon

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of glutinous rice flour
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1½ cups of castor sugar
  • ½ cups of dark brown sugar or gula melaka
  • 4-5 banana leaves
  • 5-7 tin cans (recycled)

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