Savory Pumpkin Kuih
By: Anncoo
Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 7:25am

Ingredients




150g Rice flour
1 tbsp Plain flour
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Chicken powder (No MSG added)
1/2 tsp Sugar
14oz/400ml Water
Filling:
200g Diced pumpkin
50g Dried shrimps (soak for 10 mins and roughly chop)
150g Minced chicken (season with little pepper and salt)
4 nos Sliced Shallot
400ml Water
dash of pepper

Preparation

1 Mix rice flour, plain flour, salt, chicken powder, sugar and water together and set aside for 10 minutes. 2 Fry shallots and dried shrimps till fragrant with oil, add minced chicken fry till cooked then diced pumpkin with a dash of pepper, stir fry well for another 2-3 minutes. 3 Lower heat, stir well the flour water mixture and pour onto the ingredients. Off heat immediately once the mixture get into thick paste and mix well. 4 Pour mixture into a greased tin and press evenly. Steam at high heat for 30 minutes. 5 Leave Pumpkin Kuih to cool, remove and garnish with cut spring onion, fried shallots and fresh chillies on top.

About

Pumpkin Kuih is almost the same as taro/yam kuih (Chinese steamed yam) which is usually taken as breakfast. It can be eaten steamed or panfried to give a crispy crust and eaten with a chilli sauce dip.

Comments:
Anncoo

This is very good to go with a hot cup of Chinese tea.