Steamed Yam Cake – Kuih Keladi 蒸芋头糕.- special. I had a week of holiday with my outlaws and I have had enough of western food. Really desperate for kuih. So today decided to steam a yam cake. I bought a packet of yam a couple of weeks back and have been itching to use it.
Over the years I have experimented with this recipe and I have got it just the way I like it. I do not like the ones with preserved radish, mushrooms, peanuts or even mince meat. I just want plain yam as I love the taste of yam and I do not often have yam. I have adjusted my recipe to suit the frozen yam I buy. They come in a pack of 1kg.
Steamed Yam Cake – Kuih Keladi 蒸芋头糕 is quite a forgiving dish and I will explain in the pics and recipe. My recipe is not that hard to do actually and I will give you some tips that I have learned through trial and error.
MAY 3, 2018 BY ADMIN
Steamed Yam Cake – Kuih Keladi 蒸芋头糕 – special
Ingredients
For the Yam
- 1 kg Yam
- 1 tbsp Chicken powder
- 1 tsp 5 spice powder
- 2 – 3 cup Chicken stock
- 2 tbsp Shallot oil
For the Batter
- 400 g Rice flours
- 200 g Tapioca flours or 180g tapioca flours + 20g wheat starch
- 1½ litres Chicken stock
- 1 tsp 5 spice
- 1 tbsp Chicken powder
Garnishing
- 150 g Dried shrimps soaked and fried
- 100 g Crispy pork lard
- 2 Red chillies
- 2 Spring onions
- 1 cup Prepared fried crispy shallots
Steaming Pan
- 1 tbsp Shallot oil to brush pan
Instructions
Yam Cake Preparation
- Cube 1kg of YAM, fry with your shallots oil. Add a tbsp of chicken powder and 5-spice + a pinch of pepper. Fry until you can smell the good YAM smell then add in a cup of chicken stock. Fry a bit and your yam will soak up the stock. Add another cup. You want your yam to be soft but holds it's shapes.
- I used 400g of rice flour and 200g of tapioca flour mix with 1½ litres of light chicken stock. Add pinch of 5 spice. ( You can substitute 20g of tapioca flours for wheat starch if you want a more springy texture. (if you prefer a softer consistency you can add a bit more stock)
- Add the batter mixture to the fried yam and turn heat off when they start to thickens.
- Place into pan oiled with shallots oil and steam for an hour on medium heat.. Read TIP on how to flatten it nicely.
- When done and still hot quickly pressed on top your crispy fried dried shrimps and shallots. Then add thinly shredded spring onions, mince chillies and other garnishing.
- Wait till completely cool before removing from mould and slicing.
Notes
Use a piece of cling film to help you get a smoother surface.
Sprinkle some dried shrimps to stop the steamed yam cake sticking to the tin foil 
Use another chopping board and tin foil to help you flip out the yam cake.
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Hey SK Teoh,
Thanks so much. don’t forget to tag me if you cook/made something 🙂