Huat Kueh (Prosperity Cake)

I recently bought a so-called "Magic Thermal Pot" at a pot demonstration on the street after lunch break. I stood there for more than 30 minutes watching how amazingly the food was cook within the pot itself without gas or electricity. The demonstrated cook food tasted great too. Without much hesitation or how much it could be a burden to me if I shift house the next time, I bought the pot.

It comes with 2 pots; the inner and the outer pot. This magical pot claims to cook food by just placing the food in the inner pot, let it boil for 10 minutes and later transfer to the outer pot which act as the insulator to reduce heat dissipation from the inner pot to continue its cooking. 

For all the lazy cook out there, here is a simple recipe that I followed and tested on my newly bought pot for my breakfast this morning:

Ingredients:

(yields 4 muffin size Huat Kueh)

125 g Huat Kueh mix (I bought from NTUC)

125 g Self raising flour

150 ml water/ coconut milk (I used water)

1 tps butter

Method:

1. Pour sufficient water into the pot/ wok and place on the stove with high heat. 

2. Place the steamer stand and muffin moulds into the pot. Cover the pot/ wok. 

3. While waiting for the water to boil, sift the Huat Kueh mix into a bowl.

4. Slowly pour the water and butter into the mix and stir until it is incorporated.

5. Pour the batter into muffin cups until 90% full.

6. Place the muffin cups into their respective moulds and steam for 20-30 minutes.

7. If using magic pot, after placing the batter into the pot/ wok, cover and wait until steam appears before transfering to the outer pot.

Results:

They looked really pretty, just like blooming flowers. Nice to eat when it is hot. I actually added self raising flour here just because I think it is way too sweet if I just use the Huat Kueh Mix alone. It turned hard quite fast after it is cold and I think I need to improve on its fluffiness the next time I make this. However, I have no complain because it's a very easily prepared breakfast and I could have it freshly made :)