Homemade Nian Gao/ Tikoy/ Kuih Bakul 自制年糕【传统年糕+快速版】

Nian Gao, translated as Chinese New Year Cake is a kind of sweet sticky rice cake prepared from glutinous rice flour, sugar, and water. Traditionally it is most popular eaten during Chinese New Year. It is considered good luck to eat Nian Gao during this festive season as Chinese believed eating Nian Gao has the symbolism of raising oneself taller, higher, or wealthier in each coming year.

I love Nian Gao, especially the homemade less-sweet version. There're two easy methods to make Nian Gao at home. A modern quick version using a pressure cooker and traditional long hours steaming using a slow cooker. Both methods can be done using the Ninja Foodi OP300. You can select Pressure Cook mode for a quick 40mins Nian Gao or use Slow Cook mode to steam overnight if you like traditional Nian Gao.

Easy homemade Nian Gao - pressure cook 40 mins.

Easy homemade Nian Gao - slow cook 16 hours.

The Ninja Foodi multi-cooker that I'm using is a combination of a pressure cooker and air fryer in one pot. Besides pressure cook and air frying, there are other functions such as steam, slow cook, sear/ saute, bake/ roast, grill, and keep warm. I also use it for stir-frying dishes with 5 adjustable heat levels.

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Ingredients:

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Traditional Slow Cook Nian Gao:

200g Glutinous Rice Flour

180g Sugar

240g Water

Banana Leaves

Pressure Cook Nian Gao:

200g Glutinous Rice Flour

110g Brown Sugar

50g Gula Melaka/ Palm Sugar

285g Water

Banana Leaves

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Method:

1. Blanch the banana leaves in hot water, pat dry with kitchen towel and line the ramekins.

Traditional Nian Gao:

Mix all ingredients until the sugar has fully dissolved, pour through a strainer.

Pressure Cook Nian Gao:

Heat water and sugar till full dissolved, let it cool. Mix the syrup with glutinous rice flour, pour through a strainer.

2. Pour the mixture into the lined ramekin, cover with aluminum foil, place reversible rack in the Ninja Foodi inner pot. Add in hot water, 6 cups level (slow cook), 4 cups level (pressure cook).

If you do not have a slow cooker or pressure cooker, I'd highly recommend this Ninja Foodi with multi-functions. Ninja Foodi is a good all-in-one product, just like a portable kitchen with a rice cooker, pressure cooker, air fryer, oven and stovetop functions, reasonable price, and highly versatile.

Appliance: Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker OP300.

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3. Close the pressure lid.

Pressure Cook method: SEAL. Select Pressure Cook (HI), set 40 mins cook-time.

Slow Cook method: VENT. Select Slow Cook (HI), set 12 hours cook-time. Reset the timer and continue cooking for another 4 hours.

I've tested the Ninja Foodi Slow Cook power consumption. The power consumption is low, it's ok to use the slow cook mode to cook for long hours, you don't need to worry about your electricity bill. :D

Note: This traditional Nian Gao is a less sweet recipe. Feel free to add more sugar if you like it sweeter, the color and aroma would be better if added more sugar and cook longer. Previously when I did it at my mom's place, we slow cook Nian Gao for 22 hours to make dark brown color Nian Gao. If you've time, you can give it a try!

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