Yam Cake

Ingredients :

400g yam
some dried shrimps (soaked, reserve liquid)
some dried mushrooms
300g rice flour
1 tsp pepper
3 tsp salt
550 ml water
700 ml water
oil

garnish : fried shallots, red chilli and spring onions

1. Soak dried shrimps after rinsing them once, once softened squeeze out the liquid and set aside this liquid.
   
2. Do the same for the dried mushrooms, slice them into thin slices, set aside liquid from soaking.
   
3. Peel and cut yam into small cubes, rinse well, drain and set aside.
   
4. Sift rice flour and mix with 700 ml water, add salt and pepper, mix well and set aside.
5. Heat some oil in the wok and stir fry dried shrimps and mushrooms for 1 min.
6. Add the yam and stir-fry over high heat, slowly add in some liquid from soaking the mushrooms and dried shrimps, alittle at a time, fry until the yam are softened, abt 10 to 15 min.
   
7. Add in 550 ml of water, let it boil and then reduce heat to medium, cover and let it simmer for 5 min.
   
8. Now add in the flour mixture from Step 4.
9. Keep stirring until it thickens a little.
10. When it begins to thicken, turn off heat and transfer onto 2 steaming tray, sprayed with some oil to prevent sticking.
11. Steam on high heat for 20 to 25 min.
12. When done, add the garnish.