Steam Yam Cake

I used half of the ingredient below as it seems too much for me to work on 1kg yam.

Ingredients:-

1kgg Yam (taro or 芋头) , peeled and diced

5 tbsp Dried Shrimp, soaked till soften 5汤匙虾米（浸软，切碎）

3 - 5 Fresh Shiitake Mushroom, sliced 5 个香菇

2 Shallots, chopped 2 个小葱头（切碎）

5 Garlic Cloves, chopped 5瓣蒜头（切碎）

5 Tablespoons Cooking Oil 5汤匙油

1 Teaspoon Five Spice Powder 1小匙五香粉

Batter 米浆料：

500g Rice Flour (粘米粉)

100g Corn Flour(木薯粉)

2000ml Water水

Seasoning 调味料：

1 Teaspoon White Pepper 1小匙胡椒粉（I forgot about this ingredient 我忘了放）

1 Chicken Stock Cube 1块鸡精块 

3 Teaspoon salt 3小匙盐

Garnishing装饰：

Some Chopped Spring Onion 1支青葱（切碎）

Some Fried Shallot Flakes 炸葱片

Some Red Chilli, sliced, optional 3条红辣椒（切碎）

Some Fried Dried Shrimp, optional 炸虾米

Methods:-

1. Combined batter ingredients, mix well and set aside. 

搅匀，过滤 米浆料

2. Heat up oil in a preheated pan, saute dried shrimps (lightly pound) over medium heat until fragrant. Add shallot, garlic and shallots, stir-fry until aromatic. 

烧热油，爆香虾米，加入蒜米,小葱头爆香

3. Next stir in yam and five spice powder, stir-fry until aromatic

加入芋头及五香粉炒至香

4. Add batter mixture and seasoning, mix well and stir over low heat until mixture almost thicken, remove from heat. 

倒入米浆料，调味料搅煮至米浆呈半熟

5. Transfer the mixture into a greased 9" square or round tin, level the surface and steam over high heat for 1 hour or until cooked. 

将混合料倒入9"蒸盆内，用大火蒸1小时至熟

6. When done, removed from steamer, leave to cool. Top with garnishing and served with chili sauce or sweet dark soya sauce

取出，待冷，洒上装饰料