Connie's collection - 'no secret recipes'

Yummy Yam cake (taro cake) a.k.a “Wu tao goh” [ for 4 persons ]

Ingredients:

(A)
Yam - 200 gm, cut into 1 cm. cubes (dice shape)

(B)
Flour mixture - 1 cup, ( 2/3 cup rice flour + 1/3 cup wheat flour ) use 200 cc. cup
Salt - ¾ tsp
Sugar - ½ tsp
Ajinomoto - ¼ tsp (optional)
5 spice powder- 1 tsp
Water - 2 1/3 cups

Topping
Shallots (small onions) - ½ bowl )
Dried prawns - ¼ bowl ) fry together till golden brown
Choy po ( preserved radish) - ¼ bowl )
Peanuts - ¼ bowl, fried and pound coarsely
Spring onion - chopped for garnishing (optional)

Sauce
For easy preparation, use Thai chilly sauce – sweet and sour

Method
Fry (A) in a pan with a tblsp of garlic oil.
Sprinkle a bit of water, cover pan and cook it till slightly soft.
Sprinkle ¼ tsp 5 spice powder, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp sugar, and a pinch of Ajinomoto.
Mix well and dish out.

Mix (B) well in a pot and cook it over slow fire, stirring all the time till thickens.
Pour (A) into (B) and mix well.
Then pour mixture into a tray ( 18 cm. diameter x 4 cm. depth )and steam for 20 minutes till cooked.
Let it cool down and serve with topping.
Enjoy with Thai chilly sauce.