Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake

新加坡花生糯米糍 Muah Chee

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — finished dish

Total time: 45 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Glutinous-rice dough is steamed, worked in a pan until elastic, cut into bites and coated in peanut sugar for Singapore Muah Chee.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

250 g glutinous rice flour
180 g toasted crushed peanuts

Main seasoning

320 ml water
100 g sugar
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 pinch salt

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — ingredients

02

Tools

mixing bowl
whisk
steaming dish
steamer
nonstick pan
spatula
kitchen scissors

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — tools

03

Steps

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Mix peanuts, sugar and salt and spread on a wide tray

Step 1

Mix peanuts, sugar and salt and spread on a wide tray

Mix peanuts, sugar and salt and spread on a wide tray.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Put flour in a bowl and gradually add 320 ml water

Step 2

Put flour in a bowl and gradually add 320 ml water

Put flour in a bowl and gradually add 320 ml water.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Whisk into a thick, slowly flowing, lump-free batter

Step 3

Whisk into a thick, slowly flowing, lump-free batter

Whisk into a thick, slowly flowing, lump-free batter.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Oil a steaming dish with one tablespoon and level in the batter

Step 4

Oil a steaming dish with one tablespoon and level in the batter

Oil a steaming dish with one tablespoon and level in the batter.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Set over strong steam, cover and steam twenty minutes

Step 5

Set over strong steam, cover and steam twenty minutes

Set over strong steam, cover and steam twenty minutes.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Remove when a skewer inserted centrally has no raw batter

Step 6

Remove when a skewer inserted centrally has no raw batter

Remove when a skewer inserted centrally has no raw batter.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Heat the remaining tablespoon oil gently in a nonstick pan

Step 7

Heat the remaining tablespoon oil gently in a nonstick pan

Heat the remaining tablespoon oil gently in a nonstick pan.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Scrape hot dough into the pan and repeatedly fold with a spatula

Step 8

Scrape hot dough into the pan and repeatedly fold with a spatula

Scrape hot dough into the pan and repeatedly fold with a spatula.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Fold three to five minutes until smooth and elastic

Step 9

Fold three to five minutes until smooth and elastic

Fold three to five minutes until smooth and elastic.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Dust kitchen scissors with peanut mixture and snip bite-size pieces

Step 10

Dust kitchen scissors with peanut mixture and snip bite-size pieces

Dust kitchen scissors with peanut mixture and snip bite-size pieces.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Coat every piece immediately so they do not stick together

Step 11

Coat every piece immediately so they do not stick together

Coat every piece immediately so they do not stick together.

Singapore Muah Chee Peanut Rice Cake — Spread on a plate, rest two minutes and serve warm and soft

Step 12

Spread on a plate, rest two minutes and serve warm and soft

Spread on a plate, rest two minutes and serve warm and soft.

Common mistakes

Undercooked batter tastes raw; large sticky pieces are a choking risk for young children or people with swallowing difficulty.

Tips

Re-dust scissors every few cuts so clean edges stay separate.