Pandan infused coconut sugar syrup and banana leaves give this Nian Gao (Tikoy/New Year Cake) its fragrance. Long steaming is made easy in slow cooker. Yes, I finally made Nian Gao (Tikoy/New Year Cake). We call it tikoy in Hokkien, my mother tongue. It's been a while since I last ate fragrant tikoy wrapped in banana leaves like the ones found in Malaysia. The ones I buy here at the Asian grocery stores cannot compare. They lack fragrance and flavor and so I seldom ever buy them. I was ...
