Home cooked Yam Cake

On this particular Wednesday evening, the small group (formerly called the care group) meeting will be held in our home. Currently, there are 7 homes taking turn to host the small group meeting. After the meeting, there will be a time of light refreshment and fellowship.

I was thinking of frying some noodle and boiling some sweet drink (tong sui) for the refreshment but changed my mind when I found a yam (size about 600 gm) in the bottom shelf of my fridge. After a friend gave me some homemade yam cake, I had wanted to make one. I bought this yam but have forgotten about it. It still looked good and fresh. So I abandoned the idea of fried noodle and went about preparing the yam cake. Below is the simple way I cooked my yam cake. Sorry, there is no exact measurement.

1. Yam or Taro - I cut it into small cubes.

2. Dried shrimps - soaked, rinsed and chopped coarsely. I used a generous portion of dried shrimp bought during our visit to Kuala Sepetang. Hubby like lots of dried shrimps.

3. Garlic - chopped, fry in about half cup of oil. When light golden brown, take out the fried garlic and leave about 3 to 4 tablespoon of oil in the pan.

4. Tai Tau Choy (preserved vegetable) - washed, cut and chopped, soaked and then squeezed out the water.
5. 1 piece chicken or ikan bilis stock cube
6. Salt and pepper to taste.

7. Ground fried peanuts.

Batter mix:

300 g rice flour + 80 g cornflour + 1 tsp 5 spice powder + 5 cups water.

Method:

1) Heat up the oil in the pan and fry the dried shrimp over low fire until fragrant.

2) Add the yam cubes and the chopped preserved vegetable. Keep frying till yam is about half-cooked. Add in the chicken cube (break up the cube) and stir.
3) Add in the batter mix, salt and pepper.
4) Keep stirring until the batter thickens.
5) Scoop the mixture into a greased baking tray and steam for about an hour or until it is cooked.
6) Let it cool completely. (This is for easy cutting).
7) To garnish: sprinkle the fried garlic, ground peanuts and cut spring onion (from my garden) over steamed yam cake before cutting into pieces.

I forgot to take a picture with the garnishing.

Since this is the first time making this yam cake after so many years, I better taste first before I serve it to my small group. So I cut out 2 pieces to taste.

My cut yam pieces. It is packed with yam and dried shrimp.

I didn't garnish with red chili because there was none from my garden.

Served with some bottled chili sauce. It was "Yums!"

Self praise is no praise so have to wait for feedback from the small group.

Yippee! Everyone liked and enjoyed the yam cake!

Whole tray of yam cake finished! I am so encouraged!

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The following photos are for joining Saturday's Critters.

These photos were taken at the recreational park.

These dogs are part of our early morning walkers.

Sometimes they may block our path. I usually give a clap and they will quickly make way for me.

This lone kitty makes sure it is safely out of sight of the dogs.

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"are those whose sins are forgiven and put out of sight."

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