Steamed Plain Rice Cake for Char Koay Kak

Steamed Plain Rice Cake with the perfect texture for Char Koay Kak.

Make Steamed Plain Rice Cake with the perfect texture using only 3 ingredients. It is an essential ingredient in Char Koay Kak (Fried Rice Cake), a popular Penang street food.

Author : Linda Ooi

Course : Breakfast

Cuisine : Malaysian

Keyword : char koay kak, char kueh kak, rice cake

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 146kcal

Ingredients

1½ cups rice flour (195g)
⅓ cup corn starch (43g)
4 cups water (960ml)

Instructions

Combine rice flour, corn flour, and water in a medium non-stick saucepan over medium heat. Stir as it comes to a gentle boil. The mixture will begin to thicken to a paste like consistency. This will take about 5 minutes. Turn off stove.
Prepare a steamer. Transfer rice and corn flour paste to a greased bowl or tray. Place the bowl or tray in the steamer and allow it to steam for 1 hour. Top up water in steamer if necessary.
Remove and allow rice cake to cool completely. Refrigerate overnight.
Cut rice cake into ¾ inch cubes.

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