Ways to Eat Nian Gao

I have shared earlier, how nian gao is made and how it can be eaten, deep fried with sweet potato and yam.  These are other ways, Nian Gao can be served.  

You can fold it in puff pastry squares and airfry them, as shown in this video.

Or bake them in an oven.

You can also wrap Nian Gao in rice paper or spring roll wrappers to pan fry or deep fry, as shown in this video. 

Learn to Make Kuih Bakul

This is a lost tradition.  In the olden days, most Chinese made their own kuih bakul for prayers during the Chinese New Year.  My grandmother had a large grind stone for grinding grains, like glutinous rice to make "Nian Gao", as it is called in Mandarin.


These are the ingredients you need to make Caramel Nian Gao (Kuih Bakul)

350g granulated sugar

430g hot water

350g glutinous rice flour

Adequate banana leaves to line moulds

You can find the full instruction with lots of photos of the processes at MyKitchen101en.

Here is how it can be served, deep fried with sweet potato and yam.