Carrot has natural orange colour, it gives Carrot Huat Kuih a nice golden orangey colour. Huat Kuih (发糕) a Chinese traditional food which resembles a blooming flower when steamed. It is usually served during praying as it signifies good luck.
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CHINESE VERSION: 胡萝卜(或称红萝卜)发糕

Carrot Huat Kuih | MyKitchen101en
Yields: 6 (7.5-cm)
Ingredients for Carrot Huat Kuih:
- 100 g carrot (diced)
- 5 pc pandan leaves
- 180 g water
- 80 g sugar
- 250 g plain flour
- 4 tsps (16 g) baking powder
- 2 tbsps vegetable oil
Directions:
1 Put carrot on 3 pieces of pandan leaves, steam for 10 minutes until softened.

2 Combine water, sugar and 2 pieces of pandan leaves in a sauce pot, cook until sugar has melted.

3 Add pandan syrup to steamed carrot, blend until smooth, set aside to cool.

4 Bring the water of steamer to the boil.

5 Sift together plain flour and baking powder.

6 Sift again into cooled carrot mixture, mix well, add in vegetable oil, mix until blended.

7 Pour batter into 6 lined baking cups (7.5-cm).

8 Steam over medium-high heat for 17-18 minutes.

9 Put Carrot Huat Kuih on wire rack until slightly cooled before unmoulding. Cool completely on wire rack after unmoulding.


Carrot Huat Kuih
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Equipment
- 6 baking cups (7.5-cm)
Ingredients
- 100 g carrot diced
- 5 pc pandan leaves
- 180 g water
- 80 g sugar
- 250 g plain flour
- 4 tsps 16 g baking powder
- 2 tbsps vegetable oil
Instructions
- Put carrot on 3 pieces of pandan leaves, steam for 10 minutes until softened.
- Combine water, sugar and 2 pieces of pandan leaves in a sauce pot, cook until sugar has melted.
- Add pandan syrup to steamed carrot, blend until smooth, set aside to cool.
- Bring the water of steamer to the boil.
- Sift together plain flour and baking powder.
- Sift again into cooled carrot mixture, mix well, add in vegetable oil, mix until blended.
- Pour batter into 6 lined baking cups (7.5-cm).
- Steam over medium-high heat for 17-18 minutes.
- Put Carrot Huat Kuih on wire rack until slightly cooled before unmoulding. Cool completely on wire rack after unmoulding.
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