This pre-cooked Kuih Bakul looks so beautiful before it is being steamed for 12 hours. The ingredient for Kuih Bakul (Nian Gao) is Glutinous Flour (Tepung Pulut) and Sugar (Gula Pasir). The ratio is 1:1.
To save cost MIL use woods instead of gas. Can you see the Chinese Prayer Paper and Joss stick? I think that is to hinder from Kuih Bakul from being “disturb” by the naughty spirit. Old folks got a lot of superstitions when it comes to making traditional kuih. Everything much be “clean” like, you cannot have your period, you cannot visit the deceased, you cannot say bad words etc.
Well, I think the Chinese Prayer Paper and the Joss stick did not work because other than that we are cleaned. Unless the Kuih Bakul pantang being taken photo! Many my flash shocked them! hahaha.
The Kuih Bakul did not turn out as it supposed to be.
This one is still soft, like not cook like that.
This one is cooked but the surface is not as smooth as it supposed to be.
Ok, ok, here is a more practical reason to its failure. The fire must be consistent all the time. MIL cooked them using woods and she has not done this many years already. Impossible to get the consistency unless you sit there all the time.
Stumble it!
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 am
kakaka…….i think your flash la…miche!!!
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 am
the cooked kuih bakul look like cereal.
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Pass some to me lah! I don’t even have one leh! Blessed New Year!
February 3rd, 2008 at 5:57 am
Wow, so many? Kueh bakul = nin ko?? The glutinous cake where you cut and fry sandwiched with either sweet potato or yam in batter?
February 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
wah, u steam for 12 hours? I only steam mine for 2 hours but I only make 1.
I just use my gas stove to steam.