korean rice cake

yesterday and today, i went INTENSIVE SHOPPING for bakeware and ingredients (: (: i also went bookstore. OMG! i really want to stay there! there's soooo many books that i love and i just want every single one of them!! hahah.

i just " fry" the flour for kueh bangkit. im making it tmr! hopefully i'll succeed! x)))

i bought 1kg of korean rice cake when i was shopping the other time coz is not just cheap but also, my family is really big and my sis is a FAN of it! so, without hesitation, i bought it. hahah. i say no to those ready made ones coz i want to try! hunt for hot pepper paste (ko chu jang) and bought it! to my surprise, the end product is quite nice (: (: you can try making it too!

Ingredients:

250g korean rice cake
1 small onion (sliced)
1 garlic (minced)
5 leaves of cabbage, sliced (optional, depending on preferences)
1 big fish cake, sliced (optional, depending on preferences)

• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 tbsp ko chu jang

Mix the 3 ingredients in a bowl

Method:

1. put a little oil in pre-heated frying pan, add in onion, garlic and stir fry until golden brown
2. pour in about 1 cup of water, slightly above level of rice cakes (estimate)
3. once water starts boiling, add in rice cakes and boil for about 1 min
4. Add in cabbage, fish cakes and mixed sauce
5. keep stirring till paste is slightly thicken
6. garnish with sesame seeds and it is ready to serve