PUMPKIN KUIH

 

 

 Utar convocation was held for three day 15, 16  & 17 August 2014.My daughter convocation was on the second day,16th august. Earlier last month ,all the hotel room was fully booked in kampar, we are late for the booking, we decided to put at my son rented room.On 15th morning,we drove to K.L to fetched my daughter and proceed our journey to kampar. We reached at kampar around 12.00.before

to my eldest son place,we passed by the hotel,asking hubby to stop near by road side,my daughter went in check if there any vacant room ,yes luck was on my side.There is three bedded room,for one nite,the next day  was taken by someone.The receptionist told her there is another room,two bedded vacant the next day,we book it as well.On the way to utar unversiti,there are more than 20 stall on the , roadside selling ready wrapped bouquet of flower ,very beautiful.My daughter told us not to buy bouquet of flower for her,she said it a waste of money.Ours present at her convocation is most than enough.A bouquet of flower does not come cheap,$40 to a hundred dollars.

PUMPKIN KUIH

Ingredients;

250g rice flour

500g pumpkin

100gm wheat starch

1000 ml water

3 clove garlic,minced

50g dried shrimp (soak till soft,minced)

seasoning;

1 1/2 tbsp salt

1 tsp pepper powder 

1/2 tsp msg

1 1/2tsp sugar

method;

1.Mix rice flour,wheat starch and water,strain and stir well,set aside.

2.cut off the pumpkin skin,divide into 2 portion,cut one portion into cubes.

3.steam one portion of pumpkin until soft.then smash the cook softened pumpkin and mix well with the flour batter.

4.fry garlic with oil,add in the pumpkin,minced dried shrimp and seasoning.pour in flour and pumpkin batter,stir continously under low medium heat until batter thicken.off heat .

5.pour thickened batter into a well greased 10' square tin and flatten the surfae.

6.steam for 30 minutes or until cooked.

Note;Place a plastic sheet on to the square tin and pour the thickened batter and steam .