Muah chee dough:
- 120g glutinous rice flour
- 1/2 cup, or mochiko flour/sticky rice flour
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 175 ml water - 3/4 cup
Toppings:
- 100 g roasted peanuts - 2/3 cup
- 50 g superfine sugar (caster sugar) - 1/4 cup
- 30 g toasted white sesame seeds - 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp
DIRECTION
Prepare the peanut powder + sugar topping:
- Toast the white sesame seeds on a dry pan until lightly golden brown. Do the same with the peanuts.
- Make sure the roasted peanuts and sesame seeds have cooled down completely before blending them
Steaming method:
- Prepare the steamer with some water and bring the water to a rolling boil. Place all ingredients for muah chee dough in a large heat-proof bowl until it is smooth. Place inside the steamer and let it steam for the next 20 minutes. Remove from the steamer after that and quickly stir with a spoon. Stirring will improve the texture of the dough. Let the dough cools down for 10 minutes. Proceed to coat with topping step below
- Cooking in the pan method:
- In a large non-stick pan, add all ingredients for the muah chee dough. Use a rubber spatula to mix until it is smooth
- Turn on the heat on low to medium and start stirring until the mixture is thickened. The mixture is still pasty and you can’t really gather it into a dough yet. Keep stirring and pressing the dough and cook it until it started to turn into ball of dough and slightly translucent. The whole process of cooking is probably about 15 minutes or so. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool down for about 10 minutes. Proceed to coat with topping step below
Cooking in the microwave:
- Place the glutinous rice flour, water, and cooking oil in a large heat-proof bowl (preferably glass) until it is smooth. Cook on high in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir the dough. This will improve the texture of the dough. Let it cool down for 10 minutes. Proceed to coat with topping step below
Coat with topping:
- Use a spoon to scoop up a small piece of the muah chee dough. It is sticky, but don’t worry, it will not be after you coat them in the topping, or use a paper towel dip in some cooking oil and wipe it on your kitchen shears and pick up the dough with a chopstick and cut the dough into smaller pieces
- Coat them in the peanut powder topping all over and serve immediately