Savoury Yam Cake

~ Ingredients ~

•  1 yam of 500g
•  4 cups rice flour
•  1 tbsp corn flour
•  1 cup dried prawns
•  4 pips garlic
•  12 shallots
•  2 red chillies
•  2 tsp five spice powder
•  2 tsp white pepper powder
•  3 tsp salt
•  4 cups water
•  8 tbsp oil
•  Sprigs of Chinese parsley

1)  Half the yam.  Dice 1/2 the yam into 1 cm cube and blend the other half with a cup of water.  

2)  Pound the dried prawns and garlic coarsely.  

3)  Slice the shallots.  

4)  Heat up the oil and fry the shallot till brown and crispy.  Remove just the crispy shallot and reserve it for garnishing.

5)  Pour in the pounded dried prawn mixture into the oil and fry till fragrant.  Dish this up and set aside for garnishing also.

6)  Mix the rice flour, corn flour, five spice powder, pepper powder and salt with 3 cups of water.

7)  Pour mixture over the diced and blended yam.  Add in a third of the fried pounded dried prawn mixture.  Stir well and steam for 1/2 hour on high heat.

8)  Once yam cake is cooked, spread out the remaining pounded dried prawn mixture on it together with the chopped chillies and crispy shallot.

9) Serve warm with sprigs of Chinese parsley and chilly sauce.