Chwee Kueh

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When I want to eat something light, I will look for Chwee Kueh. These steamed rice cakes are topped with preserved radish. It is eaten for usually eaten for breakfast and cost S$1.00 for 4 pieces. The soft and light rice cakes paired nicely with the sweet cum salted radish. Chilli is optional. These days they use vegetable oil to fry the radish as it is healthier than lard.

You can easily locate a chwee kueh stall in hawker centres. Bedok Chwee Kueh has many outlets and their most famous outlet is at Bedok Interchange Food Centre #01-53.

You can also make chwee kueh at home using this recipe:

Chwee Kueh

300g Rice Flour
2 tbsp Wheat Starch
2 tbsp Tapioca Flour
2 tsp Salt
560 ml Tap Water

1100 ml Boiling water

1.       Grease the moulds with oil

2.       Mix all the Ingredients (except boiling water) evenly

3.       Add boiling water and mix well.

4.       Pour the mixture into the moulds and steam for 10 mins.

Topping

4 tbsp cooking oil
150g sweet preserved radish
150g salted preserved radish
6 garlic, minced
6 shallots, minced
4 tsp sugar
50g toasted sesame seeds (optional)

1.       Soak both preserved radish in warm water for at least 15 mins. Rinse off the water.

2.       In a pan, add cooking oil and stir fry the garlic and shallots still fragrant.

3.       Add both preserved radish and stir fry for a few mins.

4.       Add sugar and stir fry for another 5 mins at low heat. Add toasted sesame if using.