Nian gao, the traditional Chinese New Year's cake, is usually steamed, but we worked out a baked version featuring crunchy topping of coconut, almonds, and sesame seeds.

Ingredients . 150g freshly grated coconut; ½; tsp salt; 400g nian gao, cut into 2 to 3cm cubes; Method. 1. Prepare your steamer. If you do not have one, half fill a wok or large pot with water ...

“I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I very much have a soft spot for nian gao, Chinese New Year cake.This is a pudding ...

KANGAR: “Nian gao”, or kuih bakul, is traditionally enjoyed during Chinese New Year. One Malay housewife in Taman Indera here has long been known for making this sticky treat, with her ...

Baker Jamilah Ahmad pours nian gao, or kuih bakul, batter into a mould lined with banana leaves as she makes the traditional Chinese sticky rice cake for Chinese New Year, in Langkawi. New: You ...

For Amy Poon, Chinese New Year is a time for family, ... “I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, but I very much have a soft spot for nian gao, Chinese New Year cake.

B Balamurali (middle) with his wife, children (far left and right) and a customer at a Chinese New Year bazaar in Johor, where their ‘nian gao’ sells like hot cakes.

Traditional Chinese New Year food can help you put some luck in your corner as you welcome 2025’s Year of ... The nian gao for stir-frying are usually shaped into thick batons or cut into ...

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025: For Amy Poon, Chinese New Year is a time for family, tradition and food that carries generations of meaning. ... from tossing a Prosperity Salad to frying up nian gao ...

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025: For Amy Poon, Chinese New Year is a time for family, tradition and food that carries generations of meaning. ... from tossing a Prosperity Salad to frying up nian gao ...