Nian Gao Chinese New Year's Cake

Nian Gao is a Chinese New Year's Cake is prepared from glutinous rice. Though it is known as Chinese New Year's Cake but it can be eaten all year around. Nian Gao is mainly consumed in Chinese Cuisine. It is considered good luck to eat Nian Gao on New Year because Nian Gao means higher year. Eeating Nian Gao symbolises rising higher in life. It doesn't contain eggs usually found in other cakes. To make it :


All you need:

* 1 stick of butter or 3/4 cup of vegetable oil

* 1 to 1 3/4 cup sugar

* 3 eggs

* 16 oz. Mochiko sweet rice flour

* 2 1/2 cups milk

* One can of red azuki beans

* 1 Tb baking soda

How to make:

* Mix all the ingredients including beans , beat for 2 min is an electric mixer.

* Over a 9"x13" baking dish (oiled or sprayed with pam) sprinkle Mochiko flour.

* On the bottom of baking pan ,spread half of the batter along with azuki beans.

* Spread rest of the batter over the red azuki beans, bake at 350m degrees for about 50 min.

* To check whether it's been done or not ,insert chopstick.

* If it comes out clean, it is done.

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Chinese Buffet Style Donuts

Chinese Buffet Style Donuts are available at every Chinese restaurant, really they are so much of tempting that anyone can hardly pass without having a sample of it once, these sweet fried donouts are favourite of every one in China, it is a kind of Pastry, infact they have a long history in China, so this time just feel the Chinese stuff and add more flavour to your day.


All you need:

* 1/2 tp of salt

* 2 cups of flour

* 1/3 cup butter

* 2 tsp of baking powder

* Milk

* Oil for frying

* Sugar for coating

How to make:

* Mix flour,salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl.

* Add butter and mix thoroughly.

* Then pout the milk, stir well and make balls from dough.

* Knead it around 12 times.

* Heat the oil and take a bit of dough,make a ball then flatten it.

* Now fry both the sides and make them light brown.

* Now spread the sugar on the plate and coat the balls .

Lotus Sweets

Well a very mouth watering stuff just right for you to make your day more special, yes a very delicious mouth watering recipe , it is basically a Northern Chinese Recipe, as the name is very tempting so definitely you should try it at least once to feel the difference, here is wonderful Lotus Sweets for you.


All you need:

* 2 pints water

* 2 eggs, beaten

* 1 lb lotus seeds, soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes and drained

* 1 cup sugar

How to make:

* First of all remove the skin of lotus seeds with your fingers, take out the green bud from the centre.

* In a pan put some water and boil it, then add sugar and stir properly, now its time to add the lotus buds and make it simmer for forty min.

* After that add eggs to form an egg flower, when egg sets put into a serving bowl and serve it hot.

* Enjoy!