Taro Cake (Sweet and Soft Traditional Chinese Dim Sum)

Taro cake is a sweet and soft traditional Chinese dim sum made with taro as the main ingredient. It has a delicate texture and rich flavor, and is very popular among people. Making taro cake is not complicated, all you need are some simple ingredients and some patience to enjoy this delicious dim sum at home.

Preparation of materials

The materials needed to make taro cake include:

Taro: 500 grams

Glutinous rice flour: 200 grams

Sugar: 100 grams

Vegetable oil: moderate

Water: appropriate

After we have prepared all these materials, we can start making taro cake.

Making Steps

Step 1: Prepare Taro

First of all, we need to process the taro. Peel the taro and cut it into small pieces. Then, put the taro into a pot, add the right amount of water and cook it. Press the cooked taro into puree with a spoon.

Step 2: Make Taro Puree

Strain the cooked taro puree to get rid of the excess water, then add glutinous rice flour and sugar, and mix well until it becomes a fine taro puree. This process requires some patience and stirring should be done vigorously to avoid lumps.

Step 3: Steam the taro cake

Pour the mashed taro into a steamer and steam over medium heat for about 30 minutes, until the taro cake is cooked through. The steaming time can be adjusted according to your personal taste. If you like it more soft and sticky, you can steam it for a while longer.

Step 4: Cutting the taro cake

Take out the steamed taro cake, let it cool, and then cut it into small pieces or strips, according to your personal preference. The cut taro cake can be eaten directly, or you can add some decoration according to personal taste, such as powdered sugar, jam, etc..

Tips

1. In the process of making taro cake, you can adjust the amount of sugar according to your personal taste, and you can add more sugar if you like it sweeter.

2. When cutting taro cake, you can put some vegetable oil on the blade of the knife, which can avoid the taro cake sticking to the knife.

3. If you prefer a more delicate taro cake, you can sieve the taro puree to remove the taro fiber.