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Tikoy

Bring good luck, harmony, and unity to your Lunar New Year Celebration or other special occasion using our tikoy recipe! With less than 5 ingredients, you can whip up this delicacy in no time!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Filipino
Keyword: asian dessert, lunar new year, nian gao, sticky rice
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

Ingredients

Tikoy

  • 1 cup glutinous rice flour sifted
  • ½ cup sugar brown or white
  • 1 cup hot water
  • sesame seeds for topping

For pan frying (optional):

  • 1 egg beaten
  • butter or oil for the pan

Instructions

Make Tikoy:

  • Dissolve the sugar in hot water. Let it cool a few minutes to warm water.
  • In a bowl, sift the glutinous rice flour. Then gradually mix in the sugar water mixture. Mix until ingredients are evenly incorporated and smooth.
  • Pour the batter into a greased 6" round cake pan. Gently rotate and tap to smooth out the top. You can use any round, rectangular, or square pan that fits in your steamer. (See note 2.)
  • Add sesame seeds for the topping.
  • Steam for 15 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

To serve immediately:

  • Run a table knife along the sides to release the tikoy from the pan. Slice and serve as desired.

To pan fry (optional):

  • Cover and refrigerate overnight. This will help for slicing.
  • Use a greased knife to slice the tikoy into thin rectangular pieces.
  • Dip each piece into beaten egg, then pan fry for about 1-2 minutes on each side.
  • Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

Note 1. This recipe can serve many portions depending on the size of your slices. The 6" round size was more than enough for me, Elijah, and two other guests.
Note 2. You can use round, square, or rectangular pans to make tikoy, so long as it fits in your steamer.
    • In this blog post, the brown tikoy was made using a 6" round cake pan.
    • As for the white tikoy (you'll see us pan fry this one), it was made using a rectangular Pyrex dish that measures 8x6x2". For this pan, we doubled the recipe and the steam time was about one hour.
    • If you use a pan that is larger than a 6" round, we recommend you multiply the recipe and adjust the steam time accordingly. Make sure to keep the batter thickness between 1-2" thick, to allow it to steam evenly.
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